Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 418: 67

Answer

$$ \int_{1}^{3} \frac{\ln x}{x} d x $$ Here $a=1, b=3,$ and $n=4,$ with $(b-a) / n=(3-1) / 4=1/2 $ as the altitude of each trapezoid. Then $x_{0}=1, x_{1}=1.5 , x_{2}=2 , x_{3}=2.5 ,$ and $x_{4}=3 .$ Now find the corresponding function values. The work can be organized into a table, as follows. $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { Trapezoidal Rule }\\ &n=4, b=3, a=1, f(x)=\frac{\ln x}{x}\\ &\begin{array}{l|l|l} \hline i & x_{1} & f\left(x_{i}\right) \\ \hline 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1.5 & 0.27031 \\ 2 & 2 & 0.34657 \\ 3 & 2.5 & 0.36652 \\ 4 & 3 & 0.3662 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ The trapezoidal rule: $$ \begin{aligned} \int_{1}^{3} \frac{\ln x}{x} d x \approx & \frac{3-1}{4}\left[\frac{1}{2}(0)+0.27031+0.34657\right.\\ &\left.+0.36652+\frac{1}{2}(0.3662)\right] \\ =& 0.5833 \end{aligned} $$ Exact value: $$ \begin{aligned} \int_{1}^{3} \frac{\ln x}{x} d x &=\int_{1}^{3} \ln x d (\ln x) \\ &=\left.\frac{1}{2}(\ln x)^{2}\right|_{1} ^{3}\\ &=\frac{1}{2}(\ln 3)^{2}-\frac{1}{2}(\ln 1)^{2} \\ &\approx 0.6035 \end{aligned} $$

Work Step by Step

$$ \int_{1}^{3} \frac{\ln x}{x} d x $$ Here $a=1, b=3,$ and $n=4,$ with $(b-a) / n=(3-1) / 4=1/2 $ as the altitude of each trapezoid. Then $x_{0}=1, x_{1}=1.5 , x_{2}=2 , x_{3}=2.5 ,$ and $x_{4}=3 .$ Now find the corresponding function values. The work can be organized into a table, as follows. $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { Trapezoidal Rule }\\ &n=4, b=3, a=1, f(x)=\frac{\ln x}{x}\\ &\begin{array}{l|l|l} \hline i & x_{1} & f\left(x_{i}\right) \\ \hline 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1.5 & 0.27031 \\ 2 & 2 & 0.34657 \\ 3 & 2.5 & 0.36652 \\ 4 & 3 & 0.3662 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ The trapezoidal rule: $$ \begin{aligned} \int_{1}^{3} \frac{\ln x}{x} d x \approx & \frac{3-1}{4}\left[\frac{1}{2}(0)+0.27031+0.34657\right.\\ &\left.+0.36652+\frac{1}{2}(0.3662)\right] \\ =& 0.5833 \end{aligned} $$ Exact value: $$ \begin{aligned} \int_{1}^{3} \frac{\ln x}{x} d x &=\int_{1}^{3} \ln x d (\ln x) \\ &=\left.\frac{1}{2}(\ln x)^{2}\right|_{1} ^{3}\\ &=\frac{1}{2}(\ln 3)^{2}-\frac{1}{2}(\ln 1)^{2} \\ &\approx 0.6035 \end{aligned} $$
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