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Approximating the area under y equals x squaredRight-endpoint rectangles approximate the area from zero to one. Increase the number of rectangles to approach the exact area of one third.011xyy = x²
Approximate area0.3984
Exact area⅓ ≈ 0.3333

More rectangles bring the estimate closer to ⅓.

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