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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The most commonly used techniques for numerical integration are the midpoint rule, trapezoidal rule, and Simpson’s 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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Figure 3.15 The trapezoidal rule tends to be less accurate than the midpoint rule.
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