Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Compute the midpoint Riemann sum with n=4n=4 for f(x)=x2f(x)=x^{2} on [0,4][0,4], giving an exact value. Then determine the absolute error of this approximation given that ∫04x2 dx=643\displaystyle\int_{0}^{4} x^{2}\,dx=\tfrac{64}{3}.

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