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Trapezoidal Rule<br />

• Result of integration is<br />

bounded by f(x) and the x<br />

axis between x=a and x=b<br />

• Can be approximated<br />

numerically by dividing the<br />

region into small segments<br />

each of width ∆x<br />

• The area of each segment<br />

can be approximated by a<br />

trapezoid (approximating<br />

each segment of the curve<br />

by a straight line)<br />

© 2003-2006 Roberto Muscedere 2

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