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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §5.1 The Idea of the Integral, #20 · Calculus · Integrals

The accountant uses 2-year intervals and computes … at the midpoints (the…

This problem is about a company whose expense rate $v (x) = 6 - x$ is decreasing.

The accountant uses 2-year intervals and computes $v = 5, 3, 1$ at the midpoints (the odd-numbered years). What is her estimate, how accurate is it, and why?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §5.1 The Idea of the Integral, #20

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