How do you calculate the left and right Riemann sum for the given function over the interval [0,2], n=4 for # f(x) = (e^x) − 5#?

Answer 1

# L RS = -5.0757#
# R RS = -1.8811 #

We have:

# f(x) = e^x-5 #

graph{e^x-5 [-10, 10, -8, 8]}

We want to calculate over the interval #[0,2]# with #4# strips; thus:

# Deltax = (2-0)/4 = 1/2#

Note that we have a fixed interval (strictly speaking a Riemann sum can have a varying sized partition width). The values of the function are tabulated as follows;

Left Riemann Sum

# L RS = sum_(r=0)^3 f(x_i)Deltax_i #
# " " = 0.5 * (-4 - 3.3513 - 2.2817 - 0.5183) #
# " " = 0.5 * (-10.1513) #
# " " = -5.0757 #

Right Riemann Sum

# R RS = sum_(r=1)^4 f(x_i)Deltax_i #
# " " = 0.5 * (-3.3513 - 2.2817 - 0.5183 + 2.3891) #
# " " = 0.5 * (-3.7623) #
# " " = -1.8811 #

Actual Value

For comparison of accuracy:

# Area = int_0^2 \ e^x-5 \ dx #
# " " = [e^x-5x]_0^2 #
# " " = (e^2-10) - (e^0-0) #
# " " = e^2-10 - 1#
# " " = e^2-11#
# " " = -3.610943 ...#

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Answer 2

To calculate the left and right Riemann sums for the given function ( f(x) = e^x - 5 ) over the interval ([0, 2]) with ( n = 4 ), you partition the interval into ( n ) subintervals of equal width and evaluate the function at specific points within each subinterval.

  1. Determine the width of each subinterval: [ \Delta x = \frac{b - a}{n} = \frac{2 - 0}{4} = \frac{1}{2} ]

  2. Calculate the partition points: [ x_0 = 0, \quad x_1 = \frac{1}{2}, \quad x_2 = 1, \quad x_3 = \frac{3}{2}, \quad x_4 = 2 ]

  3. Evaluate the function at each partition point: [ f(x_0) = f(0), \quad f(x_1), \quad f(x_2), \quad f(x_3), \quad f(x_4) = f(2) ]

  4. For the left Riemann sum, use the left endpoints of each subinterval: [ L_4 = \Delta x \left( f(x_0) + f(x_1) + f(x_2) + f(x_3) \right) ]

  5. For the right Riemann sum, use the right endpoints of each subinterval: [ R_4 = \Delta x \left( f(x_1) + f(x_2) + f(x_3) + f(x_4) \right) ]

  6. Substitute the values of ( f(x) = e^x - 5 ) at each endpoint and compute the sums.

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