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OpenStudy (anonymous):

calculus help:)

OpenStudy (jordanloveangel):

help with

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my exact isn't right !!:(

OpenStudy (jordanloveangel):

wow thats hard

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you do it and tell me what you get for exact?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

& i don't know how to do this one!!!!

OpenStudy (phi):

Paul's notes gives some details http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcII/ApproximatingDefIntegrals.aspx

OpenStudy (phi):

For the exact, do you know how to integrate the function that is listed ?

OpenStudy (phi):

you can break it into 2 integrals \[ - 3 \int_1^4 dx \] and \[ - \int_1^4 x^2 \ dx \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, my answer was -12.125

OpenStudy (phi):

can you show your steps? you went wrong somewhere

OpenStudy (phi):

the first integral (of dx) is just x evaluated between x= 4 and x=1

OpenStudy (zarkon):

your trapezoid and Simpsons are incorrect too

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Zarkon can you help me?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@zarkon they are right look, but my exact is wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

got it i used another graphing calculator i think mine does not work!! lol

OpenStudy (zarkon):

\[\int\limits_{1}^{4}(-3-x^2)dx=-30\] which is the same value you get with Simpsons. you had 12 .125 for trap and 12 for simpsons

OpenStudy (zarkon):

-12.125 for trap and -12 simp

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