Trapezoidal Method
Question 1 |
The trapezoidal method to numerically obtain has an error E bounded by
((b-a)/12)h2 max f''(x), x∈[a,b]
where h is the width of the trapezoids. The minimum number of trapezoids guaranteed to ensure E ≤ 10-4 in computing ln 7 using f = 1/x is
60 | |
100 | |
600 | |
10000 |
Question 1 Explanation:
Note: Out of syllabus.