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Introduction to Integrals
Problems for "Methods of Calculating Integrals"
Problem :
Use the trapezoid rule with five subdivisions to approximate the area under
f (x) = x
2 + 1
on
[1, 6]
.




x(2x
2+4)3
dx
x
u
3
2x
2+4
+ c
)dx.
=
u
x
2-5
+ c
(3x-4)2
dx.
u
3
3x-4
0
1
3(1)-4
-(-4)3
(-1)-(-64)
= 7
2+2(5)+2(10+2(17)+2(26)+37
(1)
16
x2+1
dx=75


