Chapter 15, Problem 2RE

### Calculus: Early Transcendentals

8th Edition
James Stewart
ISBN: 9781285741550

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### Calculus: Early Transcendentals

8th Edition
James Stewart
ISBN: 9781285741550
Textbook Problem

# Use the Midpoint Rule to estimate the integral in Exercise 1.1. A contour map is shown for a function f on the square R = [0, 3] × [0, 31. Use a Riemann sum with nine terms to estimate the value of ∬ R f ( x , y )   d A . Take the sample points to be the upper right comers of the squares.

To determine

To estimate: The value of given double integral in Exercise 1 by using midpoint rule.

Explanation

Formula used:

The double integral, Rf(x,y)dAi=1mj=1nf(x¯i,y¯j)ΔA ,

Where, ΔA=a2 , where a is the side of each square.

The given function is f(x,y) .

The mid points of each rectangle is denoted by (x¯i,y¯j) , where x¯i is the midpoint of [xi1,xi] and y¯i is the midpoint of [yj1,yj] .

The Riemann sum constants are denoted by m, n.

Given:

The rectangular region, R=[0,3]×[0,3] .

The Riemann sum constants, m=3,n=3 .

Calculation:

Plot the given rectangle in the graph and pick the mid points of each rectangle.

From Figure 1, it is observed that the upper right corners of each square is (0.5,0.5),(0.5,1.5),(0.5,2.5),(1.5,0.5),(1.5,1.5),(1.5,2.5),(2.5,0.5),(2.5,1.5),(2.5,2.5) and a=1 .

Therefore, ΔA=1

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