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Approximate the integral on f(x)=exp(-x) on the interval x=[1,5]. Choose N=10, 100, 1000.
Okay here is what I did:
% a,b limits of integration
% x variable of integration
% f integrand
% N is the number of sub-intervals
% h width of each sub-interval
% TL, TR contribution from left and right endpoints
%TI contribution from the intermediate points
a= 1;
b= 5;
N = 10;
h=(b-a)/N;
x=[a:h:b];
TL=exp(-a);
TR=exp(-b);
TI=0;
for n=2:N
f = exp(-n) * x;
TI=TI+f;
end
I=(TL+2*TI+TR)*h*.5
I =
Columns 1 through 5
0.1606 0.1948 0.2291 0.2633 0.2976
Columns 6 through 10
0.3318 0.3661 0.4003 0.4346 0.4688
Column 11
0.5031
Aren't I suppose to get only one answer? Why am I getting all this?
Okay here is what I did:
% a,b limits of integration
% x variable of integration
% f integrand
% N is the number of sub-intervals
% h width of each sub-interval
% TL, TR contribution from left and right endpoints
%TI contribution from the intermediate points
a= 1;
b= 5;
N = 10;
h=(b-a)/N;
x=[a:h:b];
TL=exp(-a);
TR=exp(-b);
TI=0;
for n=2:N
f = exp(-n) * x;
TI=TI+f;
end
I=(TL+2*TI+TR)*h*.5
I =
Columns 1 through 5
0.1606 0.1948 0.2291 0.2633 0.2976
Columns 6 through 10
0.3318 0.3661 0.4003 0.4346 0.4688
Column 11
0.5031
Aren't I suppose to get only one answer? Why am I getting all this?