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The trapezoidal rule

Estimate the area of an irregular shape using the trapezoidal rule.

5th Year6th Year HigherOrdinary
Helps to know first: Length, area and volume
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Multiple choice: 4 · Numeric answer: 10 · Written answer (self/teacher assessed): 1

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Numeric answerPaper 1 – Number
Use the trapezoidal rule with strip width 4 m and ordinates 0, 2, 2, 12, 0 m to estimate the area.
y₀y₁y₂y₃y₄h
Whole numbers, decimals (2.5) or fractions (3/4).
Hint 1

The first and last ordinates are 0.

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