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Reply 1
Superacid
Right. Please can someone tell me which ones of the three are the space between two of the 'lines' and which ones represent the 'lines' for a Simpsons Rule/Trapezium Rules question.


lines?

The ordinates are the y-coordinates.
Reply 2
rnd
The ordinates are the y-coordinates.


Do you mean the x-coordinates?
Reply 3
Superacid
Do you mean the x-coordinates?


If I say my car is black will you ask me whether I mean that my car is white?
Reply 4
Funny.

In Simpsons Rule you use x-coordinate values to generate an estimate of an area, not the y-coordinates.
Reply 5
Superacid
Funny.

In Simpsons Rule you use x-coordinate values to generate an estimate of an area, not the y-coordinates.


Good luck finding the area without working out the y-coordinates.
Reply 6
I think that I understand what you are asking. The intervals are the space between each of the x values. For example, if you were trying to numerically intergate something between 1 and 2 with 10 strips you would have intervals of 0.1. I'm pretty sure the answer is intervals.
Reply 7
strip = the area (trapezium)
ordinate = line/point between two trapeziums

there will be one more ordinate than strips
Reply 8
2^1/2
strip = the area (trapezium)
ordinate = line/point between two trapeziums

there will be one more ordinate than strips


Thank you.
Hi my teacher said that a strip is the space between y0
Reply 10
Original post by Toocutebritt100
Hi my teacher said that a strip is the space between y0

I think you're 12 years too late for this thread :biggrin: