009B Sample Final 1, Problem 1

Suppose the speed of a bee is given in the table.

Time (s)	Speed (cm/s)
$0.0$	$125.0$
$2.0$	$118.0$
$4.0$	$116.0$
$6.0$	$112.0$
$8.0$	$120.0$
$10.0$	$113.0$

(a) Using the given measurements, find the left-hand estimate for the distance the bee moved during this experiment.

(b) Using the given measurements, find the midpoint estimate for the distance the bee moved during this experiment.

Foundations:
Recall:
1. The height of each rectangle in the lower Riemann sum is given by choosing
the minimum  $y$  value of the left and right endpoints of the rectangle.
2. The height of each rectangle in the upper Riemann sum is given by choosing
the maximum  $y$  value of the left and right endpoints of the rectangle.
3. The area of the region is given by  $\int _{a}^{b}y~dx$
for appropriate values  $a,b$.

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
We need to set these two equations equal in order to find the intersection points of these functions.
So, we let  $2(-x^{2}+9)=0$.  Solving for  $x,$  we get  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x=\pm 3} .
This means that we need to calculate the Riemann sums over the interval  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle [-3,3]} .

Step 2:
Since the length of our interval is  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 6}   and we are using  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 3}   rectangles,
each rectangle will have width  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2.}
Thus, the lower Riemann sum is
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2(f(-3)+f(-1)+f(3))\,=\,2(0+16+0)\,=\,32.}

(b)

Step 1:
As in Part (a), the length of our interval is  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 6}   and
each rectangle will have width  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2.} (See Step 1 and 2 for (a))

Step 2:
Thus, the upper Riemann sum is
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2(f(-1)+f(-1)+f(1))\,=\,2(16+16+16)\,=\,96.}

(c)

Step 1:
To find the actual area of the region, we need to calculate
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \int_{-3}^3 2(-x^2+9)~dx.}

Step 2:
We integrate to get
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\int_{-3}^3 2(-x^2+9)~dx} & = & \displaystyle{2\bigg(\frac{-x^3}{3}+9x\bigg)\bigg|_{-3}^3}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\bigg(\frac{-3^3}{3}+9\times 3\bigg)-2\bigg(\frac{-(-3)^3}{3}+9(-3)\bigg)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2(-9+27)-2(9-27)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2(18)-2(-18)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{72}.\\ \end{array}}

Final Answer:
(a)    Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 32}
(b)    Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 96}
(c)    Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 72}

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