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Title: More Integrals + trapezoidal rule - Multiple Choice
Post by: calcourse on May 12, 2013
1. find integral [0,786] xsin^2(x) dx

a. 0.393
b. 2.906
c. 0.0831
d. -.607
e. -2.973

2.use the trapezoidal rule with n=4 to approximate int[2,3] (1)/(x-1)^2dx
a. .5004
b. 2.5000
c. 0.5090
d. 1.7396
e. 2.5610


Title: Re: More Integrals + trapezoidal rule - Multiple Choice
Post by: bio_man on May 12, 2013
For #1, those limits are incorrect; are you sure it's 0 to 786?

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2.use the trapezoidal rule with n=4 to approximate int[2,3] (1)/(x-1)^2dx
a. .5004
b. 2.5000
c. 0.5090
d. 1.7396
e. 2.5610

Use the attachment as an example.