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The document discusses calculating areas and distances using integrals by dividing intervals into subintervals and estimating the area under curves using rectangles. It introduces the definite integral as a way to find the exact area under a curve between two bounds.

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The document discusses calculating areas and distances using integrals by dividing intervals into subintervals and estimating the area under curves using rectangles. It introduces the definite integral as a way to find the exact area under a curve between two bounds.

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CHAPTER 1

Integrals

1.1. Areas and Distances. The Definite Integral

1.1.1. The Area Problem. The Definite Integral. Here we try to


find the area of the region S under the curve y = f (x) from a to b,
where f is some continuous function.

y=f(x)

O a X
b

In order to estimate that area we begin by dividing the interval [a, b]


into n subintervals [x0, x1], [x1, x2], [x2, x3], . . . , [xn−1, xn], each of length
∆x = (b − a)/n (so xi = a + i∆x).

O a X
b

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