How to increase accuracy of trapezoidal and simpson rule in calculus?

1 Answer
May 21, 2018

Increase #n#.

Explanation:

The maximum errors for each of these estimates for #int_a^b f(x) dx# amount to a constant that depends on #f#, #a# and #b#, divided by #n#.

As #n# increases, the maximum error declines.