Numerical Integration
Numerical Integration
Numerical Integration
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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 />
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