I really have difficulties with Riemann Sums, especially the ones as below:
$$\lim_{n\to\infty} \left(\frac{1}{n+1}+\frac{1}{n+2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{3n}\right)$$
When i try to write this as a sum, it becomes $$\frac { 1 }{ n } \sum _{ k=1 }^{ 2n } \frac { 1 }{ 1+\frac { k }{ n } } .$$ The problem is, however, to be able to compute this limit as an integral I need to have this sum from $1$ to $n$. There are some other questions like this, but if I can understand it, I will be able solve others.
Best Answer
$$ \frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^{2n} \frac{1}{1+\frac{k}{n}}= \sum f(x_k)\,\Delta x. $$ where $f(x) = \dfrac{1}{1+x}$ and $\Delta x = \dfrac 1 n$. The variable goes from $1/n\to0$ to $(2n)/n=2$. Hence the sum approaches $$ \int_0^2 \frac{1}{1+x}\,dx. $$