Trapezium rule estimation

A question is this type if and only if it asks to use the trapezium rule to estimate an area or integral value, typically requiring completion of a table and/or calculation with given ordinates.

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OCR H240/03 Q2
4 marks Moderate -0.8
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  1. Use the trapezium rule, with four strips each of width 0.25 , to find an approximate value for \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 1 + x ^ { 2 } } } \mathrm {~d} x\).
  2. Explain how the trapezium rule might be used to give a better approximation to the integral given in part (a).
AQA Paper 1 2020 June Q11
9 marks Moderate -0.3
11 The region \(R\) enclosed by the lines \(x = 1 , x = 6 , y = 0\) and the curve $$y = \ln ( 8 - x )$$ is shown shaded in Figure 3 below. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} All distances are measured in centimetres.
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  1. Use a single trapezium to find an approximate value of the area of the shaded region, giving your answer in \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\) to two decimal places.
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  2. Shape \(B\) is made from four copies of region \(R\) as shown in Figure 4 below. \begin{figure}[h]
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4} \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{08e1f291-7052-40a5-b7b2-13fd1d0137c2-18_707_711_438_667}
    \end{figure} Shape \(B\) is cut from metal of thickness 2 mm
    The metal has a density of \(10.5 \mathrm {~g} / \mathrm { cm } ^ { 3 }\) Use the trapezium rule with six ordinates to calculate an approximate value of the mass of Shape B. Give your answer to the nearest gram.
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  3. Without further calculation, give one reason why the mass found in part (b) may be:
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    1. an underestimate.
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  4. (ii) an overestimate.