Limit of rectangle sum equals integral

A question is this type if and only if it asks the student to show that the limit as n tends to infinity of a rectangle sum equals a definite integral, or to use this connection to evaluate a limit or series.

2 questions · Standard +0.8

1.08g Integration as limit of sum: Riemann sums
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Edexcel AEA 2023 June Q4
16 marks Challenging +1.2
4.(a)Use the trapezium rule with 4 strips to find an approximate value for $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } 16 ^ { x } d x$$ (b)Use the trapezium rule with \(n\) strips to write down an expression that would give an approximate value for $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } 16 ^ { x } d x$$ (c)Hence show that $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } 16 ^ { x } \mathrm {~d} x = \lim _ { n \rightarrow \infty } \left( \frac { 1 } { n } \left( 1 + 16 ^ { \frac { 1 } { n } } + \ldots + 16 ^ { \frac { n - 1 } { n } } \right) \right)$$ (d)Use integration to determine the exact value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } 16 ^ { x } d x$$ Given that the limit exists,
(e)use part(c)and the answer to part(d)to determine the exact value of $$\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { 16 ^ { x } - 1 } { x }$$
OCR H240/02 2018 September Q7
7 marks Standard +0.3
7 The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 }\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant p\), where \(p\) is a constant. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{85de9a39-f8be-40ee-b0c8-e2e632be93d8-5_736_543_669_762} The area \(A\) of the region enclosed by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = p\) is given approximately by the sum \(S\) of the areas of \(n\) rectangles, each of width \(h\), where \(h\) is small and \(n h = p\). The first three such rectangles are shown in the diagram.
  1. Find an expression for \(S\) in terms of \(n\) and \(h\).
  2. Use the identity \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 } \equiv \frac { 1 } { 6 } n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 )\) to show that \(S = \frac { 1 } { 6 } p ( p + h ) ( 2 p + h )\).
  3. Show how to use this result to find \(A\) in terms of \(p\).