trapezoidal rule

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noun

Mathematics.

1. a numerical method for evaluating the area between a curve and an axis by approximating the area with the areas of trapezoids.

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trapezoidal rule

This leads us to hypothesize that, in general, the midpoint rule tends to be more accurate than the trapezoidal rule.

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Before continuing, let’s make a few observations about the trapezoidal rule.

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The trapezoidal rule for estimating definite integrals uses trapezoids rather than rectangles to approximate the area under a curve.

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Figure 3.15 The trapezoidal rule tends to be less accurate than the midpoint rule.

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For the following exercises, approximate the integrals using the midpoint rule, trapezoidal rule, and Simpson’s rule using four subintervals, rounding to three decimals.

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