Use the Trapezoidal Rule with N = 4 Steps to Estimate

question 298

Multiple Choice

Use the Trapezoidal Rule with n = 4 steps to estimate the integral.
- $$\int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } \left( x ^ { 2 } + 6 \right) d x$$

• A) \(\frac { 51 } { 2 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 51 } { 4 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 65 } { 8 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 38 } { 3 }\)

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