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11.9 The Trapezium Rule

11.9 The Trapezium Rule

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Question 26

A chemical engineer monitors the rate of a reaction, R(t)R(t)R(t), measured in mmol L−1^{-1}−1 min−1^{-1}−1, at regular intervals during the first 8 minutes of a process. The following table records the measured rate at various times t t\,t in minutes. The values of R(t)R(t)R(t) are rounded to 3 decimal places.

ttt02468
R(t)R(t)R(t)0.4501.2822.9141.8450.312
a.

Using the trapezium rule with all the values of R(t)R(t)R(t) in the given table, obtain an estimate for the total yield of the substance, given by

∫08R(t) dt \int_{0}^{8} R(t) \, dt ∫08​R(t)dt

giving your answer to 2 decimal places.

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b.

Use your answer to part (a) to estimate (i)

[∫08(R(t)−0.2) dt [\int_{0}^{8} (R(t) - 0.2) \, dt [∫08​(R(t)−0.2)dt

(ii)

[∫311R(t−3) dt [\int_{3}^{11} R(t-3) \, dt [∫311​R(t−3)dt
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11.9 The Trapezium Rule Questions

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