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Trapezoidal sum

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A method of approximating a definite integral by dividing an interval into subintervals, evaluating the function at sample points, and summing the products of function values and subinterval widths.

AP course connection

Topic 6.2: 6.2 Approximating Areas with Riemann Sums

Unit 6

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