The trapezoidal method is used to evaluate the numerical value of ∫₀¹ eˣ dx.…

GATE · 2007 · IT

The trapezoidal method is used to evaluate the numerical value of ∫₀¹ eˣ dx. Consider the following values for the step size h:

(i) 10⁻²
(ii) 10⁻³
(iii) 10⁻⁴
(iv) 10⁻⁵

For which of these values of h is the computed value guaranteed to be correct to seven decimal places? Assume that there are no round-off errors in the computation.

  1. A.

    (iv) only

  2. B.

    (iii) and (iv) only

  3. C.

    (ii), (iii) and (iv) only

  4. D.

    (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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