document.write( "Question 1119908: Use the mid-point rule with n = 4 to approximate the area of the region bounded by y = -x^3 and y = -x. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "So find the area between \"x=-1\" and \"x=0\".
\n" ); document.write( "The four regions are from
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-1\" to \"x=-0.75\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5BM1%5D=-0.875\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-0.75\" to \"x=-0.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5BM2%5D=-0.625\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-0.5\" to \"x=-0.25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5BM3%5D=-0.375\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-0.25\" to \"x=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5BM4%5D=-0.125\"
\n" ); document.write( "Find the difference of the functions at the midpoints,
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=-x-%28-x%5E3%29=x%5E3-x\"
\n" ); document.write( "So,
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%5B1%5D=%28-0.875%29%5E3%2B0.875=0.205078\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%5B2%5D=%28-0.625%29%5E3%2B0.625=0.380859\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%5B3%5D=%28-0.375%29%5E3%2B0.375=0.322266\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%5B4%5D=%28-0.125%29%5E3%2B0.125=0.123047\"
\n" ); document.write( "Sum the differences and multiply by the step in x \"0.25\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%5B4%5D=%280.205078%2B0.380859%2B0.322266%2B0.123047%290.25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%5B4%5D=1.03125%280.25%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%5B4%5D=0.257\"
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