M maths94 Member Joined Jul 14, 2009 Messages 448 Gender Male HSC 1998 Feb 21, 2011 #1 just a question wat does strips mean? is it the same as subintervals and trapezia?
Trebla Administrator Administrator Joined Feb 16, 2005 Messages 8,391 Gender Male HSC 2006 Feb 21, 2011 #2 It depends on the context. If you are referring to the trapezoidal rule the 'strip' refers to the trapezium shape made to approximate the area. In general, it refers to the shape of each partition of the full area.
It depends on the context. If you are referring to the trapezoidal rule the 'strip' refers to the trapezium shape made to approximate the area. In general, it refers to the shape of each partition of the full area.
Bored Of Fail1 Banned Joined Feb 20, 2011 Messages 70 Gender Undisclosed HSC 2009 Feb 21, 2011 #3 if the question says use trapezoidal rule with 5 strips, then you need (5+1) function values
B blackops23 Member Joined Dec 15, 2010 Messages 428 Gender Male HSC 2011 Feb 21, 2011 #4 A strip means one trapezium. 5 strips means, you have divided the interval into 5 trapeziums, etc, meaning there will be 6 y-values.
A strip means one trapezium. 5 strips means, you have divided the interval into 5 trapeziums, etc, meaning there will be 6 y-values.