5 THE INTEGRAL - College of the Holy Cross

5 THE INTEGRAL

5.1 Approximating and Computing Area

Preliminary Questions

1. What are the right and left endpoints if [2, 5] is divided into six subintervals?

solution

If

the

interval

[2, 5]

is

divided

into

six

subintervals,

the

length

of

each

subinterval

is

5-2 6

=

1 2

.

The

right

endpoints

of

the

subintervals

are

then

5 2

,

3,

7 2

,

4,

9 2

,

5,

while

the

left

endpoints

are

2,

5 2

,

3,

7 2

,

4,

9 2

.

2. The interval [1, 5] is divided into eight subintervals.

(a) What is the left endpoint of the last subinterval?

(b) What are the right endpoints of the first two subintervals?

solution

Note

that

each

of

the

8

subintervals

has

length

5-1 8

=

1 2

.

(a)

The

left

endpoint of

the

last

subinterval is 5 -

1 2

=

9 2

.

(b)

The

right endpoints of

the first

two

subintervals

are

1+

1 2

=

3 2

and

1+2

1 2

= 2.

3. Which of the following pairs of sums are not equal?

4

4

(a) i,

4

5

(b) j 2,

k2

i=1

=1

j =1

k=2

4

5

(c) j,

(i - 1)

4

5

(d) i(i + 1), (j - 1)j

j =1

i=2

i=1

j =2

solution (a) Only the name of the index variable has been changed, so these two sums are the same.

(b) These two sums are not the same; the second squares the numbers two through five while the first squares the numbers one through four. (c) These two sums are the same. Note that when i ranges from two through five, the expression i - 1 ranges from one through four. (d) These two sums are the same. Both sums are 1 ? 2 + 2 ? 3 + 3 ? 4 + 4 ? 5.

100

100

100

100

4. Explain: j = j but 1 is not equal to 1.

j =1

j =0

j =1

j =0

solution The first term in the sum

100 j =0

j

is

equal

to

zero,

so

it

may

be

dropped.

More

specifically,

100

100

100

j = 0 + j = j.

j =0

j =1

j =1

On the other hand, the first term in

100 j =0

1

is

not

zero,

so

this

term

cannot

be

dropped.

In

particular,

100

100

100

1 = 1 + 1 = 1.

j =0

j =1

j =1

5. Explain why L100 R100 for f (x) = x-2 on [3, 7]. solution On [3, 7], the function f (x) = x-2 is a decreasing function; hence, for any subinterval of [3, 7], the function value at the left endpoint is larger than the function value at the right endpoint. Consequently, L100 must be larger than R100.

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Exercises

1. Figure 15 shows the velocity of an object over a 3-minute (min) interval. Determine the distance traveled over the intervals [0, 3] and [1, 2.5] (remember to convert from kilometers per hour to kilometers per minute).

km/h 30

20

10

1

2

FIGURE 15

min 3

solution The distance traveled by the object can be determined by calculating the area underneath the velocity graph over the specified interval. During the interval [0, 3], the object travels

10 1 + 25 (1) + 15 1 + 20 (1) = 23 0.96 km.

60 2

60

60 2

60

24

During the interval [1, 2.5], it travels

25 1 + 15 1 + 20 1 = 1 = 0.5 km.

60 2

60 2

60 2 2

2. An ostrich (Figure 16) runs with velocity 20 km/h for 2 minutes (min), 12 km/h for 3 min, and 40 km/h for another minute. Compute the total distance traveled and indicate with a graph how this quantity can be interpreted as an area.

FIGURE 16 Ostriches can reach speeds as high as 70 km/h. (? Daryl Balfour/Gallo Images/Alamy)

solution The total distance traveled by the ostrich is

20 (2) + 12 (3) + 40 (1) = 2 + 3 + 2 = 29

60

60

60

3 5 3 15

km. This distance is the area under the graph below which shows the ostrich's velocity as a function of time.

y 40

30

20

10

0

x

0123456

3. A rainstorm hit Portland, Maine, in October 1996, resulting in record rainfall. The rainfall rate R(t) on October 21 is recorded, in centimeters per hour, in the following table, where t is the number of hours since midnight. Compute the total rainfall during this 24-hour period and indicate on a graph how this quantity can be interpreted as an area.

t (h)

0?2 2?4 4?9 9?12 12?20 20?24

R(t) (cm) 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.5 1.5 0.6

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solution Over each interval, the total rainfall is the time interval in hours times the rainfall in centimeters per hour. Thus

R = 2(0.5) + 2(0.3) + 5(1.0) + 3(2.5) + 8(1.5) + 4(0.6) = 28.5 cm.

The figure below is a graph of the rainfall as a function of time. The area of the shaded region represents the total rainfall.

y 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5

x 5 10 15 20 25

4. The velocity of an object is v(t) = 12t m/s. Use Eq. (2) and geometry to find the distance traveled over the time intervals [0, 2] and [2, 5].

solution By equation Eq. (2), the distance traveled over the time interval [a, b] is

b

b

v(t) dt = 12t dt;

a

a

that is, the distance traveled is the area under the graph of the velocity function over the interval [a, b]. The graph below shows the area under the velocity function v(t) = 12t m/s over the intervals [0, 2] and [2, 5]. Over the interval [0, 2], the area is a triangle of base 2 and height 24; therefore, the distance traveled is

1 (2)(24) = 24 meters. 2 Over the interval [2, 5], the area is a trapezoid of height 3 and base lengths 24 and 60; therefore, the distance traveled is

1 (3)(24 + 60) = 126 meters. 2

y

60 50 40 30 20 10

x 12345

5. Compute R5 and L5 over [0, 1] using the following values:

x

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

f (x) 50 48 46 44 42 40

solution and

x

=

1-0 5

=

0.2. Thus,

L5 = 0.2 (50 + 48 + 46 + 44 + 42) = 0.2(230) = 46,

R5 = 0.2 (48 + 46 + 44 + 42 + 40) = 0.2(220) = 44.

6. Compute R6, L6, and M3 to estimate the distance traveled over [0, 3] if the velocity at half-second intervals is as follows:

t (s) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 v (m/s) 0 12 18 25 20 14 20

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solution

For R6 and L6,

t

=

3-0 6

=

0.5. For M3,

t

=

3-0 3

=

1. Then

R6 = 0.5 (12 + 18 + 25 + 20 + 14 + 20) = 0.5(109) = 54.5 m,

L6 = 0.5 (0 + 12 + 18 + 25 + 20 + 14) = 0.5(89) = 44.5 m, and

M3 = 1 (12 + 25 + 14) = 51 m.

7. Let f (x) = 2x + 3. (a) Compute R6 and L6 over [0, 3]. (b) Use geometry to find the exact area A and compute the errors |A - R6| and |A - L6| in the approximations.

solution Let f (x) = 2x + 3 on [0, 3].

(a) We partition [0, 3] into 6 equally-spaced subintervals. The left endpoints of the subintervals are

0,

1 2

,

1,

3 2

,

2,

5 2

whereas the right endpoints are

1 2

,

1,

3 2

,

2,

5 2

,

3

.

? Let a = 0, b = 3, n = 6,

x

=

(b

-

a) /n

=

1 2

,

and

xk

=

a

+

k

x, k = 0, 1, . . . , 5 (left endpoints).

Then

5

L6 = f (xk) x =

k=0

x

5 k=0

f

(xk )

=

1 2

(3

+

4

+

5

+

6

+

7

+

8)

=

16.5.

? With xk = a + k x, k = 1, 2, . . . , 6 (right endpoints), we have

6

R6 = f (xk) x =

x

6

f

(xk )

=

1 2

(4

+

5

+

6

+

7

+

8

+

9)

=

19.5.

k=1

k=1

(b)

Via geometry (see figure below), the exact area is A

=

1 2

(3) (6) + 32

=

18. Thus, L6

underestimates the

true area (L6 - A = -1.5), while R6 overestimates the true area (R6 - A = +1.5).

y 9

6

3 x

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0

8. Repeat Exercise 7 for f (x) = 20 - 3x over [2, 4].

solution Let f (x) = 20 - 3x on [2, 4].

(a) We partition [2, 4] into 6 equally-spaced subintervals. The left endpoints of the subintervals are

2,

7 3

,

8 3

,

3,

10 3

,

11 3

whereas the right endpoints are

7 3

,

8 3

,

3,

10 3

,

11 3

,

3

.

? Let a = 2, b = 4, n = 6,

x

=

(b

-

a) /n

=

1 3

,

and

xk

=

a

+

k

x, k = 0, 1, . . . , 5 (left endpoints).

Then

5

L6 = f (xk) x =

x

5

f

(xk )

=

1 3

(14

+

13

+

12

+

11

+

10

+

9)

=

23.

k=0

k=0

? With xk = a + k x, k = 1, 2, . . . , 6 (right endpoints), we have

6

R6 = f (xk) x =

x

6

f (xk)

=

1 3

(13 +

12

+

11

+

10

+9+

8)

=

21.

k=1

k=1

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(b)

Via geometry

(see

figure

below),

the

exact

area is

A

=

1 2

(2) (14 + 8)

=

22. Thus,

L6

overestimates the

true area (L6 - A = 1), while R6 underestimates the true area (R6 - A = -1).

y

14

12 10

8

6

4

2

x

1

2

3

4

9. Calculate R3 and L3 for f (x) = x2 - x + 4 over [1, 4]. Then sketch the graph of f and the rectangles that make up each approximation. Is the area under the graph larger or smaller than R3? Is it larger or smaller than L3?

solution Let f (x) = x2 - x + 4 and set a = 1, b = 4, n = 3, x = (b - a) /n = (4 - 1) /3 = 1. Moreover, let xk = a + k x, k = 0, 1, 2, 3.

? Selecting the left endpoints of the subintervals, xk, k = 0, 1, 2, or {1, 2, 3}, we have

2

2

L3 = f (xk) x = x f (xk) = (1) (4 + 6 + 10) = 20.

k=0

k=0

? Selecting the right endpoints of the subintervals, xk, k = 1, 2, 3, or {2, 3, 4}, we have

3

3

R3 = f (xk) x = x f (xk) = (1) (6 + 10 + 16) = 32.

k=1

k=1

Here are figures of the three rectangles that approximate the area under the curve f (x) over the interval [1, 4]. Clearly, the area under the graph is larger than L3 but smaller than R3.

y

14

12

L3

10

8

6

4 x

1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

y

14

12

R3

10

8

6

4 x

1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

10. Let f (x) =

x2 + 1 and

x

=

1 3

.

Sketch

the

graph

of

f

and

draw

the

right-endpoint

rectangles

whose

6

area is represented by the sum f (1 + i x) x.

i=1

solution

Because

x

=

1 3

and

the

sum

evaluates

f

at

1+

i

x for i from 1 through 6, it follows that the

interval over which we are considering f is [1, 3]. The sketch of f together with the six rectangles is shown

below.

y

3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5

x 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0

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