Use Simpson's Rule with n=10 to estimate the arc length of the curve. Compare your answer with the value of the integral produced by your calculator.
x = y + y^(1/2), 1 ≤ y ≤2
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To estimate the arc length of the given curve using Simpson's Rule with n=10, we need to follow these steps:
1. First, we need to find the derivative of the curve to get the integrand:
dy/dx = 1 + (1/2)(y^(-1/2))
2. Next, we need to express the integral of the integrand in terms of y:
ds = sqrt(1 + (1/2)(y^(-1/2))) dy
3. Then, we need to divide the interval [1, 2] into 10 equal subintervals:
Δy = (2 - 1) / 10 = 0.1
4. Now, we can calculate the arc length using Simpson's Rule:
L = (Δy / 3) * [y0 + 4(y1 + y3 + ... + y9) + 2(y2 + y4 + ... + y8) + y10]
where y0 = f(1), y1 = f(1 + Δy), y2 = f(1 + 2Δy), ..., y10 = f(2).
5. Let's substitute the formula for the curve into the above equation and calculate:
L = (0.1 / 3) * [f(1) + 4(f(1 + 0.1) + f(1 + 0.3) + ... + f(1 + 0.9)) + 2(f(1 + 0.2) + f(1 + 0.4) + ... + f(1 + 0.8)) + f(2)]
6. Using a calculator or software, we can evaluate the integral and find its value.
Let's denote the value calculated by your calculator as L_calc.
7. Compare the estimated value, L, obtained using Simpson's Rule, with the calculator value, L_calc. Analyze the percentage difference to assess the accuracy of the estimation.
Note: Since the question does not provide the specific function f(y), finding the exact values is not possible without the function definition. However, by following the steps above and applying them to the given function f(y) = y + y^(1/2), you can estimate the arc length using Simpson's Rule and compare it to the value from your calculator.