Q142 · Practice questionTechnology-activeComplex familiar6 marks
QUESTION 142 (6 marks)
Values of at are .
a)[3 marks]
Use Simpson’s rule to estimate .
b)[1 mark]
Identify the function suggested by the data.
c)[2 marks]
Compare the estimate with the exact for that function.
WORKED SOLUTION
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ANSWER
Exact , so the estimate is high by about .
Worked solution
Part (a): , Simpson estimate approximately.
Part (b): Values suggest .
Part (c): Exact , so the estimate is high by about .
Part (a): completes the requested reasoning and obtains a correct result.
Part (b): completes the requested reasoning and obtains a correct result.
Part (c): completes the requested reasoning and obtains a correct result.
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