Jogging Memory: Trapezium Rule Formula

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Start date May 1, 2006
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May 1, 2006

bill nye scienceguy!

jog my memory, what's the formula for the trapezium rule again?

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May 1, 2006

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http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TrapezoidalRule.html

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May 1, 2006

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Alternatively, try to think back at HOW the trapezoidal rule was constructed; i.e, what is the mathematical idea behind it?

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