Paper 2 · Area, Volume and Measurement ⏱ Tested in 5 exam questions since 2017 Lesson 9 of 9

LCOL Area, Volume and Measurement 9: Trapezoidal Rule

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You’ll learn

  • The formula is GIVEN on page 12 of the tables
  • H = the WIDTH of each strip (all strips the same width). The…
  • Y₁ = first height, yₙ = last height

Formula used

Area ≈ (h/2)[(first + last height) + 2(sum of the middle heights)]

On page 20 of the log tables — read it off, don’t memorise.

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