Speed Profile - Numerical Integration

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To calculate the total distance traveled using a speed profile, the absolute value of the velocity function must be integrated numerically using the Trapezium Rule. The integration process requires determining the h value and the N value, which are essential for calculating the total area under the curve. The user has provided a specific velocity profile function and noted that it becomes undefined at x equals 0. The integration should begin with an h value of 0.1 and continue refining until the results converge within 0.0005 or h reaches 0.00001. Assistance is sought to demonstrate the integration process using one of the provided data sets.
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Homework Statement



I need to find total distance traveled for an object using the speed profile

which is the absolute value of velocity before integrating. so we finish up with the total distance travelled, rather than the final displacement from the initial position.

And this is the function i need to numerically integrate using the The Trapezium Rule.
Needed Values:

The h Value-
The N Value-
The Total Area-

I Have Data Sets Which is Shown In The Picture Below

http://imageshack.us/f/69/numericalintegration.png/

NOTE:
Calculate the total area under the curve for a data set, starting with an h value of 0.1 and then continuing with h = 0.01, 0.001, etc. until the latest two calculations are within 0.0005of each other, or h becomes 0.00001.

Could Someone Use One of The Data Sets to Show Hows it Done Then i'll Do The Rest of Them


Homework Equations



Velocity Profile V(x) = x2+ b. x1+c x0+ d.x-1

defined by the 3 coefficients for the powers of x1, x0, and x-1:
Remember that
x1 = x
x0 = 1
x-1 = \frac{1}{x}

So, the most interesting thing about this velocity profile is that it is undefined when x equals 0.

Speed Profile Sp(x) = |x2+ b. x1+c x0+ d.x-1|

Areai = h \frac{F(x<sub>i</sub>)+F(x<sub>i+1</sub>)}{2}

with Xi+1 = x1+h

N = \frac{(x<sub>final</sub>-x<sub>initial</sub>)}{h}

Total Area = Sum of the Areai values from 0 to N-1

The Attempt at a Solution



|x2+ b. x1+c x0+ d.x-1|
|x2+ 1. x1+4 x0+ -6.x-1|
 
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