Approximation of area under a curve
- Author:
- Aibhín
- Topic:
- Area
This shows how we can use upper and lower sums to approximate the area under the curve. Use the slider n to change the number of rectangles used to calculate the upper and lower sums.
What happens when n is
(a) small,
(b) large?
Can you think of any way that we can make our approximation of the area under the curve more accurate?