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method of exhaustion (Definition)

The method of exhaustion is calculating an area by approximating it by the areas of a sequence of polygons.

For example, filling up the interior of a circle by inscribing polygons with more and more sides.



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See Also: exhaustion by compact sets


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derivation of a definite integral formula using the method of exhaustion (Derivation) by ruffa
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Cross-references: sides, circle, interior, polygons, sequence, area
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This is version 2 of method of exhaustion, born on 2003-08-29, modified 2005-03-04.
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AMS MSC: 32T35 (Several complex variables and analytic spaces :: Pseudoconvex domains :: Exhaustion functions)
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