(a)
The left Riemann sum is defined as
Ln=i=1∑nf(xi−1)Δxwith xi=a+iΔx
We subdivide into n=3 intervals, so that Δx=nb−a=33−0=1, x0=0, x1=1 and x2=2.
The function f(x)=7+x3 has the values
f(x0)=7+03=7,
f(x1)=7+13=8, and
f(x2)=7+23=15, from which we evaluate
L3=[f(x0)+f(x1)+f(x2)]Δx=[7+8+15]×1=30
(b)
We divide into n intervals so that
Δx=nb−a=n3 and xi=a+iΔx=n3i.
The right Riemann sum is therefore:
Rn=i=1∑nf(xi)Δx=i=1∑n[7+n3(3i)3]n3=i=1∑n[n21+n481i3]
To calculate the sum:
Rn=(n21i=1∑n1)+(n481i=1∑ni3)=(n21×n)+(n481×4n4+2n3+n2)=21+481(1+2/n+1/n2)
To evaluate the limit exactly, we take n→∞. The expressions involving 1/n vanish leaving:
∫03(7+x3)dx=n→∞limRn=21+481=4141