Using the trapezium rule with seven ordinates, evaluate, correct to three decimal places, \(\int_{2.4}^{3.6} \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2 - 2}}\)dx

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Further Mathematics - 2024 (Essay) Subject: Further Mathematics

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Using the trapezium rule with seven ordinates, evaluate, correct to three decimal places, \(\int_{2.4}^{3.6} \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2 - 2}}\)dx

Answer Details

\(\int_{2.4}^{3.6} \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2 - 2}}\)dx using trapezium rule

x 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6
x\(^2\) - 2 3.76 4.76 5.84 7.00 8.24 9.56 10.96

\(\sqrt{x^2 - 2}\)

1.9391 2.1817 2.4166 2.6458 2.8705 3.0919 3.3106
\(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2 - 2}}\) 0.5157 0.4583 0.4138 0.3780 0.3484 0.3234 0.3021
  \(y_1\) \(y_2\) \(y_3\) \(y_4\) \(y_5\) \(y_6\)

 \(y_7\)

= \(\frac{1}{2}\)(h)[[(\(y_1\) + \(y_7\)] + 2[\(y_2\) + \(y_3\) + \(y_4\) + \(y_5\) + \(y_6\)]]

= \(\frac{1}{2}\)(0.2)[0.5157 + 0.3021 ] + 2[0.4583 + 0.4138  + 0.3780 + 0.3484 + 0.3234]

= (0.1)[0.8178 + 3.8440] = 0.46618 ≈ 0.466 to 3 dp.

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