1. Find the approximated integral value using Simpson's 3/8 rule
| x | f(x) |
| 1.4 | 4.0552 |
| 1.6 | 4.9530 |
| 1.8 | 6.0436 |
| 2.0 | 7.3891 |
| 2.2 | 9.0250 |
Solution:The value of table for `x` and `f(x)`
| `x` | `f(x)` |
| `x_0=1.4` | `f(x_(0))=4.0552` |
| `x_1=1.6` | `f(x_(1))=4.953` |
| `x_2=1.8` | `f(x_(2))=6.0436` |
| `x_3=2` | `f(x_(3))=7.3891` |
| `x_4=2.2` | `f(x_(4))=9.025` |
Method-1:Using Simpson's `3/8` Rule
`int f(x) dx=(3Delta x )/8 (f(x_(0))+2(f(x_(3))+f(x_(3))+...+f(x_(n-3)))+3(f(x_(1))+f(x_(2))+f(x_(4))+f(x_(5))+...+f(x_(2))+f(x_(n-1)))+f(x_(n)))`
`int f(x) dx=(3Delta x )/8 [f(x_(0))+3f(x_(1))+3f(x_(2))+2f(x_(3))+f(x_(4))]`
`f(x_(0))=4.0552`
`3f(x_(1))=3*4.953=14.859`
`3f(x_(2))=3*6.0436=18.1308`
`2f(x_(3))=2*7.3891=14.7782`
`f(x_(4))=9.025`
`int f(x) dx=(3xx0.2)/8 *(4.0552+14.859+18.1308+14.7782+9.025)`
`=(3xx0.2)/8 *(60.8482)`
`=4.5636`
Solution by Simpson's `3/8` Rule is `4.5636`
Method-2:Using Simpson's `3/8` Rule
`int f(x) dx=(3Delta x )/8 (f(x_(0))+2(f(x_(3))+f(x_(3))+...+f(x_(n-3)))+3(f(x_(1))+f(x_(2))+f(x_(4))+f(x_(5))+...+f(x_(2))+f(x_(n-1)))+f(x_(n)))`
`int f(x) dx=(3Delta x )/8 [(f(x_(0))+f(x_(4)))+2(f(x_(3)))+3(f(x_(1))+f(x_(2)))]`
`=(3xx0.2)/8 [(4.0552 +9.025)+2xx(7.3891)+3xx(4.953+6.0436)]`
`=(3xx0.2)/8 [(4.0552 +9.025)+2xx(7.3891)+3xx(10.9966)]`
`=(3xx0.2)/8 [(13.0802)+(14.7782)+(32.9898)]`
`=4.5636`
Solution by Simpson's `3/8` Rule is `4.5636`