Find a Bound on the Error in Approximating the Definite

question 129

Multiple Choice

Find a bound on the error in approximating the definite integral using the trapezoidal rule with 8 intervals.

• A)0.0147433
• B)0.1524687
• C)0.1357261
• D)0.1688325
• E)0.0625000

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