Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 5: Integrals - Section 5.3 - The Definite Integral - Exercises 5.3 - Page 276: 66

Answer

$\dfrac{-5}{6}$

Work Step by Step

Apply RIEMANN SUM: $\Sigma_{k=1}^n f(c_k) \triangle x= \dfrac{1}{n}\Sigma_{k=1}^n (\dfrac{-k}{n})-(\dfrac{-k}{n})^2$ where, Here, we have $\triangle x=\dfrac{b-a}{n}$ and $c_k=a+\dfrac{k(b-a)}{n}$ Now, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}(\dfrac{-1}{n^3}) \Sigma_{k=1}^nk^2-(\dfrac{1}{n^2}) \Sigma_{k=1}^n k=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{-(n)(n+1)(2n+1)}{6n^2}-\dfrac{(n+1)}{2n}$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}[(-\dfrac{1}{6})(1+\dfrac{1}{n})(2+\dfrac{1}{n})((\dfrac{1}{2})(1+\dfrac{1}{n})]=(\dfrac{-1}{3})-(\dfrac{1}{2})=\dfrac{-5}{6}$
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