Question: Find the upper bound error using end point rule

Hey guys,

I have the function f(x) =(sin(x) + 1)/(x^2 + 1) where x =-Pi/2 and 3Pi/2

 

1) I first set up an intgral for the function:

 

2) I try to estimate the integral with n=5 using the Midpoint rule: middlesum(f(x), x=-Pi/2..3Pi/2); evalf(%);

3) Now, here's my question: I need to find the upper bound for the error in the estimate in part 2. Here's what I have so far. Please show me what I'm doing wrong here:

 


simplify(diff(f(x), x$2))

 

plot(diff(f(x), x$2, x=-Pi/2..3Pi/2))

 

 

"The absolute value of the second derivative is greatest when x=-.645)"

 

"I then plug x to the second derivative equation which gives me: -2.564"

 

Upper bound formula = K(b-a)^3/24n^2

                                -2.564(3Pi/2 - Pi/2)/24*5^2

                             -0.004273333333 Pi  --> final answer

 

"Please check if theres something that I need to fix. Any feedbacks would be appreciated."

 

 

 

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