R RoXaH New Member Joined May 30, 2009 Messages 15 Gender Female HSC 2010 Jun 11, 2009 #1 Use Simpson's rule with five function values to estimate the volume of the solid formed by rotating the curve about the X-axis between x=-2 and x=2
Use Simpson's rule with five function values to estimate the volume of the solid formed by rotating the curve about the X-axis between x=-2 and x=2
T Timothy.Siu Prophet 9 Joined Aug 6, 2008 Messages 3,449 Location Sydney Gender Male HSC 2009 Jun 11, 2009 #2 RoXaH said: Use Simpson's rule with five function values to estimate the volume of the solid formed by rotating the curve about the X-axis between x=-2 and x=2 Click to expand... well V=y^2dx then use simpsons rule to integrate pi(1/(x^2+2x+x^4) with limited 2 to -2 or from 2 to 0 and double it since its an even function
RoXaH said: Use Simpson's rule with five function values to estimate the volume of the solid formed by rotating the curve about the X-axis between x=-2 and x=2 Click to expand... well V=y^2dx then use simpsons rule to integrate pi(1/(x^2+2x+x^4) with limited 2 to -2 or from 2 to 0 and double it since its an even function
Aquawhite Retiring Joined Jul 14, 2008 Messages 4,946 Location Gold Coast Gender Male HSC 2010 Uni Grad 2013 Jun 12, 2009 #4 You may want to learn that formula for Simpsons... since it's for the HSC, well you need to know at least either of Simpsons or trapezoidal (which I don't like)
You may want to learn that formula for Simpsons... since it's for the HSC, well you need to know at least either of Simpsons or trapezoidal (which I don't like)