009B Sample Final 3, Problem 1

Divide the interval  $[-1,1]$  into four subintervals of equal length  ${\frac {1}{2}}$  and compute the left-endpoint Riemann sum of  $y=1-x^{2}.$

Foundations:
The height of each rectangle in the left-endpoint Riemann sum is given by choosing the left endpoint of the interval.

Solution:

Step 1:
Since our interval is  $[-1,1]$  and we are using  $4$  rectangles, each rectangle has width  ${\frac {1}{2}}.$
Let  Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle f(x)=1-x^{2}.}
So, the left-endpoint 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 S=\frac{1}{2}\bigg(f(-1)+f\bigg(-\frac{1}{2}\bigg)+f(0)+f\bigg(\frac{1}{2}\bigg)\bigg).}

Step 2:
Thus, the left-endpoint 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 \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{S} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{1}{2}\bigg(0+\frac{3}{4}+1+\frac{3}{4}\bigg)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{5}{4}.} \end{array}}

Final Answer:
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 \frac{5}{4}}

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