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How do you mathematically equate a Riemann sum as area under the curve to an anti-derivative? How do you prove that, theoreticlly, the one is equalent to the other?
Assuming the function is continuous between points a and b, there is always a Riemann sum and thus the function is integrable.
An anti-derivative is an algebraic manipulation which converts a new algebraic function to the function at hand such that the function at hand is the derivative of the new function. This may not always be possible to obtain such as the anti-derivative to y = e^(-x^2) but is integrable because it is continuous through the domain of x.
Assuming the function is continuous between points a and b, there is always a Riemann sum and thus the function is integrable.
An anti-derivative is an algebraic manipulation which converts a new algebraic function to the function at hand such that the function at hand is the derivative of the new function. This may not always be possible to obtain such as the anti-derivative to y = e^(-x^2) but is integrable because it is continuous through the domain of x.