Thread: how to find xi(bar) = .5(x(i-1) - xi) using the midpoint rule

i need some help in finding xi using the midpoint rule. here is an example problem:

integral from 0 to 1 of (1 + x^4)^(1/2) where n=10

Originally Posted by chse720

i need some help in finding xi using the midpoint rule. here is an example problem:

integral from 0 to 1 of (1 + x^4)^(1/2) where n=10

As you are to use intervals they are each of length and the mid points of the intervals are the points:



and your integral:



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