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Consider {{MATH_187}}. Approximate the area between the graph of {{MATH_188}} and
the {{MATH_189}}-axis on the interval {{MATH_190}} using a {{CMD_191}}midpoint {{CMD_192}}Riemann
sum with {{MATH_193}} rectangles.
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First note that the width of each rectangle is
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The grid points define the edges of the rectangle and are seen below:
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On the other hand, the sample points identify which endpoints we use:
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It is helpful to collect all of this data into a table:
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Now we may write a midpoint Riemann sum
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which evaluates to
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and we find
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