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Question 09 (b) |
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Both parts of this question concern the integral . (b) Which method of approximating results in a smaller error bound: the Midpoint Rule with intervals, or Simpson’s Rule with intervals? Justify your answer. You may use the formulas
where is an upper bound for and is an upper bound for . |
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Find the upper bounds and . Then, plug these with the given into the formulas, and compare the two error bounds. |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Here , the derivatives of which are For , the functions and attain their maximum values at . Thus,
and
Consequently, for the Midpoint Rule with : whereas for Simpson’s Rule with : Therefore, the fact that implies that Simpson’s Rule results in a smaller error bound. |