Midpoint Rule Calculator for a Table

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Approximate the integral $\int\limits_{-4}^{4} f{\left(x \right)}\, dx$ with the midpoint rule using the table below:

$x$	$-4$	$-2$	$0$	$2$	$4$
$f{\left(x \right)}$	$1$	$2$	$7$	$5$	$3$

Solution

The midpoint rule approximates the integral using midpoints: $\int\limits_{a}^{b} f{\left(x \right)}\, dx\approx \sum_{i=1}^{\frac{n - 1}{2}} \left(x_{2i+1} - x_{2i-1}\right) f{\left(\frac{x_{2i-1} + x_{2i+1}}{2} \right)}$ , where $n$ is the number of points.

$\int\limits_{-4}^{4} f{\left(x \right)}\, dx\approx \left(0 - \left(-4\right)\right) f{\left(\frac{0 - 4}{2} \right)} + \left(4 - 0\right) f{\left(\frac{4 + 0}{2} \right)}$

$\int\limits_{-4}^{4} f{\left(x \right)}\, dx\approx \left(0 - \left(-4\right)\right) f{\left(-2 \right)} + \left(4 - 0\right) f{\left(2 \right)}$

Therefore, $\int\limits_{-4}^{4} f{\left(x \right)}\, dx\approx \left(0 - \left(-4\right)\right) 2 + \left(4 - 0\right) 5 = 28$ .

Answer

$\int\limits_{-4}^{4} f{\left(x \right)}\, dx\approx 28$ A