Determine whether the following statements are true and give an explanation or counterexample. a. The Trapezoid Rule

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Determine whether the following statements are true and give an explanation or counterexample.

a. The Trapezoid Rule is exact when used to approximate the definite integral of a linear function. 

b. If the number of subintervals used in the Midpoint Rule is increased by a factor of 3, the error is expected to decrease by a factor of 8.

c. If the number of subintervals used in the Trapezoid Rule is increased by a factor of 4, the error is expected to decrease by a factor of 16.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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