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Example 2: Computation of a Riemann sum

Calculate

Step 1

f(x) = 2x + 1

We break the interval between 0 and 1 into n parts, each of width .

Step 2

We choose (right endpoint of the kth interval)

implies

Step 3

The Riemann sum is