I have no idea what you mean. But here is the obvious:Suppose I have a definite integral
\(\displaystyle A = \int_{a}^{a+\delta a}x^3dx\)
how could I approximate for small \(\displaystyle \delta a\) given integral just as a rectangle?
What is the approximate value of an integral if the function is (roughly) constant over the integration range?I have no idea what you mean. But here is the obvious:
\(\displaystyle \displaystyle {\int_a^{a + \delta a} {{x^3}} dx = \left. {\frac{{{x^4}}}{4}} \right|_a^{a + \delta } = {4^{ - 1}}\left[ {{{\left( {a + \delta } \right)}^4} - {{\left( a \right)}^4}} \right] = ?}\)