Determine the lengths of the closed intervals in the partition {−10,−2.8,4.7,60}.

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Lesson Parent: 
Integration II: Partitioning the x-axis.
Problem: 

Determine the lengths of the closed intervals in the partition {−10,−2.8,4.7,60}.

Answer: 

The lengths are 7.2, 7.5, and 55.3, respectively.

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Solution: 

Recall that the partition is how we break up a closed interval. The partition breaks the closed interval <Sign in to see all the formulas> into the three closed intervals

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