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Average Value of a Function
The integral divided by the region's area as the definition of average value, area-weighted averaging, and the guarantee that continuous functions attain their average.
1. Averages weigh by area
Averages weigh by area
2. Two worked averages
Two worked averages
3. The mean value guarantee
The mean value guarantee
4. Weighted averages with density
Weighted averages with density
5. Computing an average
What is the average value of over the unit square ?
6. Region shape steers the average
Why is the average of over the unit disk smaller than over the interval ?
7. The mean value guarantee
A continuous function on a connected closed region has average value . What is guaranteed?
8. Average over a disk
The average of over the unit disk is for some constant... give the average directly as a fraction like 1/3.
9. Weighted average computation
Over a region of total mass , the integral returns . Give the weighted average of , as a decimal like 2.5.
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