Trapezoidal Rule & Simpsons Rule AP Calculus Mrs. Mongold
What is the antiderivative of …
Would you agree…There is no elementary function that has any of these functions as its derivative?
What is the antiderivative of … Would you agree…There is no elementary function that has any of these functions as its derivative? Does this mean we can’t Evaluate a definite integral Involving a function whose Antiderivative cannot be found?
What is the antiderivative of … Would you agree…There is no elementary function that has any of these functions as its derivative? Does this mean we can’t Evaluate a definite integral Involving a function whose Antiderivative cannot be found? Of course not!
Approximation Techniques LRAM, RRAM, and MRAM allow us to approximate using rectangles
Approximation Techniques LRAM, RRAM, and MRAM allow us to approximate using rectangles Today we are going to look at Trapezoidal Rule (even better than rectangular approximation) and Simpsons Rule.
The Trapezoidal Rule
Example
Evaluate Using Antiderivative
Verify your approximation with your calculator
Homework