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1.10 Numerical Methods (A-level only)

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Question 22
a.

Use the trapezium rule with 3 strips to estimate the value of

∫034ex3 dx \int_0^3 4 e^{\frac{x}{3}} \, dx ∫03​4e3x​dx
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b.

Find the exact solution to

∫034ex3 dx \int_0^3 4 e^{\frac{x}{3}} \, dx ∫03​4e3x​dx
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c.

Hence find the percentage error in the answer to part a.

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1.10 Numerical Methods (A-level only) Questions

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137 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 1.10 Numerical Methods (A-level only), covering 1.10.1 Locate roots by change of sign (A-level only), 1.10.2 When change of sign methods fail (A-level only), 1.10.3 Fixed point iteration (A-level only), 1.10.4 Newton-Raphson method (A-level only), 1.10.5 Convergence of iterations (A-level only), 1.10.6 Trapezium rule (A-level only), 1.10.7 Upper and lower bounds using rectangles (A-level only), and 1.10.8 Numerical methods to solve problems (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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