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Concepts and Vocabulary
True or False The Trapezoidal Rule approximates an integral ∫baf(x)dx by replacing the graph of f with line segments.
True
True or False Simpson’s Rule approximates an integral by using parabolic arcs.
True
Skill Building
For Problems 3 and 5, use the graph below to approximate the area A. Round answers to three decimal places.
For Problems 4 and 6, use the graph below to approximate the area A. Round answers to three decimal places.
Use the Trapezoidal Rule with n = 3 and n = 6 to approximate the area under the graph.
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Use the Trapezoidal Rule with n = 2 and n = 4 to approximate the area under the graph.
Use Simpson’s Rule with n = 2 and n = 6 to approximate the area under the graph.
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Use Simpson’s Rule with n = 2 and n = 4 to approximate the area under the graph.
In Problems 7—12:
∫ππ/2sinxxdx; n = 3
∫2π3π/2cosxxdx; n = 3
∫10e−x2dx; n = 4
∫10ex2dx; n = 4
∫0−1dx√1−x3; n = 4
∫10dx√1+x3; n = 3
In Problems 13—18:
∫21exxdx; n = 4
∫2π3π/2cosxxdx; n = 4
∫10e−x2dx; n = 4
∫10ex2dx; n = 4
∫0−1dx√1−x3; n = 4
∫10dx√1+x2; n = 4
Applications and Extensions
Area Selected measurements of a function f are given in the table below. Use Simpson’s Rule to approximate the area enclosed by the graph of f, the x-axis, and the lines x=2 and x=4.4.
x | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
y | 3.03 | 4.61 | 5.80 | 6.59 | 7.76 | 8.46 | 9.19 |
Arc Length Approximate the arc length of the graph of y=sinx from x=0 to x=π2
Arc Length Approximate the arc length of the graph of y=ex from x=0 to x=4
Work A gas expands from a volume of 1 cubic inch (in.3) to 2.5 in.3; values of the volume V and pressure p (in pounds per square inch) during the expansion are given in the table below. Find the total work W done in the expansion using Simpson’s Rule. (Hint: W=∫bapdV).
V | 1 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 | 2.25 | 2.5 |
p | 68.7 | 55.0 | 45.8 | 39.3 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 27.5 |
≈62.983 in lb
Work In the table below, F is the force in pounds acting on an object in its direction of motion and x is the displacement of the object in feet. Use the Trapezoidal Rule to approximate the work done by the force in moving the object from x=0 to x=50.
x | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 |
F | 100 | 80 | 66 | 56 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
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Volume In the table below, S is the area in square meters of the cross section of a railroad track cutting through a mountain, and x meters is the corresponding distance along the line. Use the Trapezoidal Rule to find the number of cubic meters of earth removed to make the cutting from x=0 to x=150. See the figure below.
x | 0 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
S | 105 | 118 | 142 | 120 | 110 | 90 | 78 |
16,787.5 m3
Area Use Simpson’s Rule to approximate the surface area of the pond pictured in the figure.
Volume The area of the horizontal section of a reservoir is A square meters at a height x meters from the bottom. Corresponding values of A and x are given in the table below. Approximate the volume of water in the reservoir using the Trapezoidal Rule and also using Simpson’s Rule. See the figure.
x | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 15 | 17.5 | 20 | 22.5 | 25 |
A | 0 | 2510 | 3860 | 4870 | 5160 | 5590 | 5810 | 6210 | 6890 | 7680 | 8270 |
T: 131,787.5 m3, S: 132,625 m3
Area A series of soundings taken across a river channel is given in the table below, where x meters is the distance from one shore and y meters is the corresponding depth of the water. Find its area by the Trapezoidal Rule.
x | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 |
y | 5 | 10 | 13.2 | 15 | 15.6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Volume of a Solid of Revolution Use the Trapezoidal Rule with n=3 to approximate the volume of the solid of revolution formed by revolving the region shown in the figure below about the x-axis.
1052π≈164.934
Distance Traveled The speed v, in meters per second, of an object at time t is given in the table below.
t | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
v | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
Volume of a Solid of Revolution Approximate the volume of the solid of revolution in the figure below generated by revolving the region bounded by the graph of y=sinx and the y-axis from x=0 to x=π2 about the y-axis
Arc Length Use the Trapezoidal Rule to find the arc length of the ellipse 9x2+100y2=900 in the first quadrant from x=0 to x=8. Partition the interval into four equal subintervals, and round the answer to three decimal places.
Approximate ∫π0f(x)dx if f(x)={sinxxifx≠01ifx=0
Approximate ∫1−15e−x2dx.
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Challenge Problems
Let Tn be the approximation to ∫baf(x)dx given by the Trapezoidal Rule with n subintervals. Without using the error formula given in the text, show that lim.
See the Student Solutions Manual.
Show that if f(x)=Ax^{3}+Bx^{2}+Cx+D, then Simpson’s Rule gives the exact value of \int_{a}^{b}f(x)\,dx.