By using Simpson's 1/3rd rule find ∫06sinxdx by taking a width of 1a...
Simpson's 1/3rd Rule
Simpson's 1/3rd Rule is a numerical integration method used to approximate the definite integral of a function. It is based on approximating the function by a quadratic polynomial within each subinterval.
Given Function
The given function is ∫(0 to 6) sin(x) dx.
Interval Division
To apply Simpson's 1/3rd Rule, we need to divide the interval [0, 6] into subintervals of equal width. Since the width given is 1, we can divide the interval as follows:
- Subinterval 1: [0, 1]
- Subinterval 2: [1, 2]
- Subinterval 3: [2, 3]
- Subinterval 4: [3, 4]
- Subinterval 5: [4, 5]
- Subinterval 6: [5, 6]
Approximation of the Integral
To approximate the integral using Simpson's 1/3rd Rule, we use the formula:
∫(a to b) f(x) dx ≈ (h/3) [f(a) + 4f(a+h) + f(b)]
In this case, a = 0, b = 6, and h = 1 (width of each subinterval).
For each subinterval, we calculate the value of f(x) (sin(x)) at both ends and the midpoint, and substitute these values into the formula to get the approximation.
For the given function, the calculation for each subinterval is as follows:
- Subinterval 1: ∫(0 to 1) sin(x) dx ≈ (1/3) [sin(0) + 4sin(0.5) + sin(1)]
- Subinterval 2: ∫(1 to 2) sin(x) dx ≈ (1/3) [sin(1) + 4sin(1.5) + sin(2)]
- Subinterval 3: ∫(2 to 3) sin(x) dx ≈ (1/3) [sin(2) + 4sin(2.5) + sin(3)]
- Subinterval 4: ∫(3 to 4) sin(x) dx ≈ (1/3) [sin(3) + 4sin(3.5) + sin(4)]
- Subinterval 5: ∫(4 to 5) sin(x) dx ≈ (1/3) [sin(4) + 4sin(4.5) + sin(5)]
- Subinterval 6: ∫(5 to 6) sin(x) dx ≈ (1/3) [sin(5) + 4sin(5.5) + sin(6)]
Final Approximation
To get the final approximation of the integral, we sum up the approximations for each subinterval:
Approximation ≈ ∫(0 to 1) sin(x) dx + ∫(1 to 2) sin(x) dx + ∫(2 to 3) sin(x) dx + ∫(3 to 4) sin(x