AQA C2 2006 January — Question 2

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicFixed Point Iteration

2
  1. Use the trapezium rule with five ordinates (four strips) to find an approximate value for $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } + 1 } \mathrm {~d} x$$ giving your answer to four significant figures.
  2. State how you could obtain a better approximation to the value of the integral using the trapezium rule.