Consider the parabola and the point

MATHEMATICS · Numerical · AP · Calculus AB · Integration and Accumulation of Change · Integration and Accumulation of Change

Problem

Consider the parabola y=x24y=\frac{x^2}{4} and the point F(0,1)F(0,1). Let A1(x1,y1),A2(x2,y2),…,An(xn,yn)A_1(x_1,y_1),A_2(x_2,y_2),\ldots,A_n(x_n,y_n) be points on the parabola such that xk>0x_k>0 and ∠OFAk=kπ2n\angle OFA_k=\frac{k\pi}{2n} for k=1,2,…,nk=1,2,\ldots,n. If lim⁡n→∞1n∑k=1nFAk=mπ\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac1n\sum_{k=1}^{n}FA_k=\frac{m}{\pi}, find mm.

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