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Expert-verifiedApproximate the same area as earlier but this time with eight rectangles is this over approximation or under approximation of the exact area under the graph
The area in between the function and x-axis is . this is an under approximation to the original area as the rectangle does not cover every portion between the function and x axis
We are given a function
We have,
Also
Hence the total area can be given as
Also this is an under approximation to the original area as the rectangle does not cover every portion between the function and x axis.
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