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Recognise a right-endpoint sum and a cube-root limit

(i) For continuous ff, explain with a sketch why

lim⁡n→∞1n[f(1n)+f(2n)+⋯+f(nn)]=∫01f(x) dx.\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac1n\left[f\left(\frac1n\right)+f\left(\frac2n\right)+\cdots+f\left(\frac nn\right)\right]=\int_0^1f(x)\,dx.
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(ii) Hence evaluate lim⁡n→∞1n(13+23+⋯+n3n3)\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac1n\left(\frac{\sqrt[3]1+\sqrt[3]2+\cdots+\sqrt[3]n}{\sqrt[3]n}\right). marks

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CJC · Review problems · Question 2

The factor 1/n is the strip width; rewrite each cube-root ratio as a function of r/n.

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