(a)
\Trapezoidal Rule :
\Let be continuous on
. The Trapezoidal Rule for approximating
is given by
, where
,
.
The function is and
.
Here ,
and
.
.
.
Midpoint Rule :
\Let be continuous on
. The Midpoint Rule for approximating
is given by
, where
,
.
.
(b)
\Error bounds :
\Suppose for
.If
and
are the errors in the Trapezoidal and Midpoint Rules, then
and
.
Consider .
Therefore, .
Substitute the values ,
,
and
in error bounds.
and
and
and
.
(c)
\Consider .
Therefore, .
Trapezoidal error equation :
\Accuracy to within means that the size of the error should be
.
Midpoint error equation :
\(a)
\ and
.
(b)
\ and
.
(c)
\ for
.
for
.