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stunner5000pt
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- Homework Statement
- What is the integral representation of the following limit
[tex] lim_{n \rightarrow \inf} \frac{\pi}{2n} \Sigma_{i=1}^{n} \ln ( \frac{pi}{4} + ( \frac{i \pi}{2n} )^2) [/tex]
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- Riemann sums & integrals formula
Just looking at the summand, I can see that the function is
ln(pi/4 + x^2)
as the (i pi/2n) term is the 'x' term.
How do I determine the limits of the integral, however? I was thinking about using the lower bound of the summation --> this given the (pi / 2n)^2 term, implying that nothing was 'added' as the 'left' side bound. So I conclude that the lower limit, which we'll call a = 0
And then using the pi / 2n = (b - a)/n where a and b are the lower and upper bounds respectively, we can solve for the upper bound b.
Is this reasoning correct? Let me know if there is something that I might've missed to consider ?
Thank you in advance
ln(pi/4 + x^2)
as the (i pi/2n) term is the 'x' term.
How do I determine the limits of the integral, however? I was thinking about using the lower bound of the summation --> this given the (pi / 2n)^2 term, implying that nothing was 'added' as the 'left' side bound. So I conclude that the lower limit, which we'll call a = 0
And then using the pi / 2n = (b - a)/n where a and b are the lower and upper bounds respectively, we can solve for the upper bound b.
Is this reasoning correct? Let me know if there is something that I might've missed to consider ?
Thank you in advance