Original
Under this assumption, during the first second, the object would move
by {{MATH_179}}; during the second time interval of one
second, the object would move by {{MATH_180}}, during the
third second, the object would move by {{MATH_181}}, and
during the last second, it would move by {{MATH_182}}.
During the entire time interval, the object would move by
{{ENV_183}}
Using sigma notation and the fact that {{MATH_184}}, we can write
{{MATH_185}}
Again, we denote the sample points by {{MATH_186}}, {{MATH_187}}, and write
{{MATH_188}}
This is a left Riemann sum for the function {{MATH_189}} on the interval {{MATH_190}}, when {{MATH_191}}.
This scenario is illustrated in the figure below.
{{CMD_192}}
{{ENV_193}}
{{CMD_194}}
Now, we approximate the displacement of the object assuming that the velocity is constant during half-second time intervals, and that velocity is equal to the velocity at the beginning of each time interval.