6.4 Q5.) Use Simpson's rule to approximate
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For f(x) = 12/(1+x²), and subinterval width 4, you are to evaluate f(1), f(5), and f(9) and combine them according to the rule
... Integral ≈ (4/3)(f(1) + 4·f(5) + f(9)) = (4/3)(6.0000 + 4·0.4615 + 0.1463) ≈ 10.66
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Simpson's rule has you combine values of f(x) with coefficients 1, 4, 2, 4, ..., 2, 4, 1, where those values are evenly spaced at the edges of an even number of subintervals. Since we have only 3 values to combine, there are no terms that have a coefficient of 2. The entire sum is multiplied by 1/3 the subinterval width.
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Answer:
about 2949 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
The geometry of the situation can be modeled by a right triangle. The height of the cliff can be taken to be the side opposite the given angle, and the distance to the coyote will be the side adjacent to the given angle. The relation between these values is the trig function ...
Tan = Opposite/Adjacent
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<h3>setup</h3>Filling in the known values, we have ...
tan(6°) = (310 ft)/(distance to coyote)
<h3>solution</h3>Multiplying by (distance to coyote)/tan(6°) gives ...
distance to coyote = (310 ft)/tan(6°) ≈ 310/0.105104 ft
distance to coyote ≈ 2949.453 ft
The coyote is about 2949 feet from the base of the cliff.
