Home > APCALC > Chapter 3 > Lesson 3.2.3 > Problem 3-74
Write and then compute a Riemann sum to estimate the area the curve for
General form of a left-endpoint Riemann sum:
Hint for choosing the number of rectangles,
After all:
Since
You should have recognized that this function is a semi-circle with center at the origin and radius
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