How do you use the trapezoidal rule with n=10 to approximate the area between the curve #1/sqrt(1+x^3)# from 0 to 2?
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Sum the area of all the trapezoidal strips to get an approximation of the integral.
Theoretically this could be done by hand (if you need the arithmetic practice) but I chose to use a spreadsheet:
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To approximate the area under the curve (1/\sqrt{1+x^3}) from (x = 0) to (x = 2) using the trapezoidal rule with (n=10), follow these steps:
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Divide the interval ([0, 2]) into (n=10) equal parts. This gives each subinterval a width of (\Delta x = \frac{2-0}{10} = 0.2).
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Identify the endpoints of the subintervals: These are (x_0 = 0, x_1 = 0.2, x_2 = 0.4, \ldots, x_{10} = 2.0).
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Evaluate the function at these points: Calculate (f(x_i) = 1/\sqrt{1+x_i^3}) for (i = 0, 1, \ldots, 10).
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Apply the trapezoidal rule formula: The formula for the trapezoidal rule is
[ \text{Area} \approx \Delta x \left[\frac{f(x_0) + 2f(x_1) + 2f(x_2) + \cdots + 2f(x_{n-1}) + f(x_n)}{2}\right] ]
Substituting the values found:
[ \text{Area} \approx 0.2 \left[\frac{1/\sqrt{1+0^3} + 2\cdot1/\sqrt{1+(0.2)^3} + 2\cdot1/\sqrt{1+(0.4)^3} + \cdots + 2\cdot1/\sqrt{1+(1.8)^3} + 1/\sqrt{1+2^3}}{2}\right] ]
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Calculate the sum and the area.
Let's compute the specific values for the function at these points:
- (f(x_0) = f(0) = 1/\sqrt{1+0^3} = 1)
- (f(x_1) = 1/\sqrt{1+(0.2)^3})
- (f(x_2) = 1/\sqrt{1+(0.4)^3})
- (\ldots)
- (f(x_{10}) = 1/\sqrt{1+2^3} = 1/\sqrt{9} = 1/3)
Now, compute each term (I will show the calculation for (f(x_1)) explicitly, and you would do similarly for the others):
- (f(x_1) = 1/\sqrt{1+(0.2)^3} \approx 1/\sqrt{1.008} \approx 0.996)
Perform these calculations for each (f(x_i)), then plug them into the trapezoidal rule formula and compute the sum to find the area approximation. This involves arithmetic that's best done with a calculator or software for precision.
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