Lower and Upper Sum
- Author:
- kneido
This is a dynamic worksheet that illustrates how lower and upper sums can be used to approximate the area between a function and the x-axis.
Use slider n to modify the number of rectangles used to calculate the lower and upper sum.
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[* ]Compare the values of the lower and upper sum for different values n. What do you notice?
- What happens to the difference, if n is small / big?