College Mathematics: Learning Worksheets Chapter 12
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Goal: To calculate the values of definite integrals using the properties.
Section 12-4 The Definite Inte
ral
Theorem: Limits of Left and Right Sums
If () 0fxand is either increasing or decreasing on [a, b], then its left and right sums
approach the same real number as .n
Theorem: Limit of Riemann Sums
If f is a continuous function on [a, b], then the Riemann sums for f on [a, b] approach
a real number limit I as .n
Definition: Definite Integral
Let f be a continuous function on [a, b]. The limit I of Riemann sums for f on [a, b] is
called the definite integral of f from a to b and is denoted as () .
b
a
xdx
Properties: Definite Integrals
1. () 0
a
afxdx
ba
3. () () ,
bb
aa
kf x dx k f x dx
k a constant
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