3/8 Simpson’s Rule

Simpson’s 3/8 Rule

Graphical Depiction

Note: minimum of 4 data points, thus, minimum of n=3 segments and n should be divisible by three.

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Since n=3

The formula would then be

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Multiple Application Simpson’s 1/3 Rule

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Example
• Estimate the integral of the function from x=0 to x=0.8 using trapezoidal and multiple application trapezoidal
rules.

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Example

@n=3
x f(x) 3/8 Simpson’s Pattern
0 0.2 1(0.2)
0.2667 1.4329 3(1.4329)
0.5333 3.4871 3(3.4871)
0.8 0.232 1(0.232)
∑f(x)’s = 15.192

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@n=6
x f(x) 3/8 Simpson’s Pattern

∑f(x)’s =

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Truncation Error: Simpson’s 3/8 Rule