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CHAPTER 7 INTEGRATION 141
Figure 7-14. Integrating from a lower limit to an upper limit of infinity.
Results returned by the Integrate custom function.
(folder 'Chapter 07 Examples', workbook 'Integration', sheet 'Integrating to infinity by sum')
Distance Traveled Along a Curved Path
The length of a plane curve can be estimated by dividing the curve into
segments, as in Figure 7-1 5, and approximating the length of the curve segment
by the straight line AB. The length of AB = d m . The distance along
the curve is found by summing the lengths of the segments.
Figure 7-15. Approximating the distance along a curve AB
by the length of the straight line segment AB.
(folder 'Chapter 07 Examples', workbook 'Curve Distance', sheet 'Curve Distance (Circle)')
