University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Sigma Notation and Limits of Finite Sums - Exercises - Page 300: 39

Answer

$\dfrac{2}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $f(x)=1-x^2$ Then, $\Sigma_{i=1}^n (\dfrac{1}{n}) (1-c_i)^2=(\dfrac{1}{n^3}) \Sigma_{i=1}^n (n^2-i^2)$ or, $(\dfrac{n^3}{n^3})-(\dfrac{1}{n^3}) \Sigma_{i=1}^n i^2)=1-\dfrac{2+3/n+1/n^2}{6}=\dfrac{2}{3}$
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