Walk through an example using the trapezoid rule, then try a couple of practice problems on your own.

The area under a curve is commonly approximated using rectangles (e.g. left, right, and midpoint Riemann sums), but it can also be approximated by trapezoids. Trapezoidal sums actually …

Estimating the area under a curve with trapazoids instead of rectangles can give a closer approximation.

Practice problems on the trapezoid rule for numerical integration in AP Calculus AB.

These sorts of approximations are called Riemann sums, and they're a foundational tool for integral calculus. Our goal, for now, is to focus on understanding two types of Riemann sums: …

Review how we use Riemann sums and the trapezoidal rule to approximate an area under a curve.

The area under a curve is commonly approximated using rectangles (e.g. left, right, and midpoint Riemann sums), but it can also be approximated by trapezoids. Trapezoidal sums actually …

The average of the left hand rectangle approximations and right hand rectangle approximations is called the trapezoidal approximation. This is because when you average the left and right …

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