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In the case of finding the area under a curve where the function is difficult or impossible to integrate, which of the following would not give us a good approximation??
A. Trapezoid Rule
 B. Rolle's Theorem
 C. A Riemann Sum
 D. Simpson's Rule
 E. All of these give a good approximation
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12 years ago
Rolle's Theorem is the answer.  It does not apply to integrals.
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12 years ago
Simpson's is the best approximation
Trapezoid is second best
Riemann sum is the easiest but third best
Rolle's theorem has nothing to do with integral estimates, so C is the answer.
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