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Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.PE.48

You are planning to use Simpson’s Rule to estimate the value of the integral Estimate ∫ from 1 to 2 of f(x) dx with an error magnitude less than 10⁻⁵ using Simpson’s Rule.
You have determined that |f⁽⁴⁾(x)| ≤ 3 throughout the interval of integration. How many subintervals should you use to ensure the required accuracy?
(Remember that for Simpson’s Rule the number of subintervals must be even.)

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