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1-161.

The parabola is graphed below. Use four trapezoids of equal width to approximate the area under the parabola for . Is this area an over or an under estimate of the true area under the parabola? Explore this using the Estimating Area Under a Curve eTool (Desmos).


The height of each trapezoid is . The bases are determined by the function.

Use the eTool below to visualize the flag.
Click the link at right for the full version of the eTool: Estimating Area Under a Curve eTool