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Calculate right-hand Riemann sum in https://math.stackexchange.com/q/2618369/290189 graph: https://i.stack.imgur.com/5TSH5.png
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Nvec = 10000:10000:1000000; % no of intervals | |
rrsumvec = zeros(size(Nvec)); | |
for ind = 1:length(Nvec) | |
N = Nvec(ind); | |
dx = 5 / N; | |
x = (1:N) * dx; | |
fx = sqrt(25 - x.^2); | |
rrsum(ind) = sum(fx * dx); | |
end | |
% plot the graph | |
figure | |
hold on | |
title("Numerical riemann sum vs theoretical value") | |
plot(Nvec,25*pi/4*ones(size(Nvec)),"-r"); | |
plot(Nvec,rrsum,"-b"); | |
legend("Theoretical","Numerical") | |
legend("location", "southeast") | |
hold off |
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