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Waldronjw

Waldronjw

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2022-07-03

Problem applying Simpson's rule
I = 0 2 1 x + 4 d x
with n = 4.

Answer & Explanation

Rafael Dillon

Rafael Dillon

Beginner2022-07-04Added 15 answers

The factor should be
( b a ) 3 n
with b a = 2 and n = 4 you get 1 / 6 and not 1 / 3. One half of 0.8 is 0.4 which is close to the exact value.
You can quickly check the correctness of the factor by using the constant function f = 1.

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