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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Need help with checking why my answer is wrong with this midpoint rule calculation for the following integral: \[\large 4 \int\limits_{1}^{5} \frac{\cos(4x)}{x} dx\] n = 8 (number of samples) Thus: \(\triangle\)x = 1/2 or 0.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I am getting 0.4679580589

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^ See scratch work there. Something is messing up here because I didn't have an issue with the Trapezoid Rule version.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Noticed I was missing one cos(4*4.75)/4.75 as cos(4.75)/4.75 by mistake and now it is 0.474429 to six significant figures, but still not being accepted as the correct answer.

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