SOLUTION: 2. Approximate the area under the curve defined by the following data points. x 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 y 3 4.6 4 6.2 6 5.5 5 7.8 8

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Question 967022: 2. Approximate the area under the curve defined by the following data points.
x 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25
y 3 4.6 4 6.2 6 5.5 5 7.8 8
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the trapezoidal rule.
b-a=25-1=24
N=8
sum%28f%29=3%2B2%284.6%2B4%2B6.2%2B6%2B5.5%2B5%2B7.8%29%2B8=89.2
A=%28%28b-a%29%2F2N%29%2Asum%28f%29
A=%2824%2F16%29%2A89.2
A=133.8