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=== Example 2 Continued ===
=== Example 2 Continued ===
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!width="200"|Explanation
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|Note how much less "error" area that there is. This graph represents the first parabola we use for Example 2 Continued.
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|The parabola evaluates the integral from 4 to 6.
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|By reducing the area that each individual parabola approximates, our total approximation becomes more accurate.
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As our estimation was quite off, we should use the Composite Rule to get a better approximation.
As our estimation was quite off, we should use the Composite Rule to get a better approximation.
<br />For this example, we will use 8 subintervals.
<br />For this example, we will use 8 subintervals.