Use the Trapezoidal Rule with N = 4 Steps to Estimate

question 415

Multiple Choice

Use the Trapezoidal Rule with n = 4 steps to estimate the integral.
- $$\int _ { - \pi } ^ { 0 } \sin x d x$$

• A) \(- \frac { 1 + \sqrt { 2 } } { 8 } \pi\)
• B) \(- \frac { 1 + \sqrt { 2 } } { 2 } \pi\)
• C) \(- \frac { 1 + \sqrt { 2 } } { 4 } \pi\)
• D) \(- ( 1 + \sqrt { 2 } ) \pi\)

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