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2007 WAEC Further Mathematics Theory (a) Using the trapezium rule with seven ordinates, evaluate \(\int_{0}^{3} \frac{\mathrm d x}{x^{2} + 1}\),...

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WAEC 2007

(a) Using the trapezium rule with seven ordinates, evaluate \(\int_{0}^{3} \frac{\mathrm d x}{x^{2} + 1}\), correct to two decimal places.

(b) Using matrix method, solve \(-2x + y = 3; - x + 4y = 1\).

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Explanation

(a) \(\int_{0}^{3} \frac{\mathrm d x}{x^{2} + 1}\)

\(x\) 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3
\(x^{2} + 1\) 1 1.25 2.0 3.25 5.0 7.25 10.0
\(\frac{1}{x^{2} + 1}\) 1 0.8 0.5 0.308 0.2 0.138 0.1

h = 0.5

\(y_{1} = 1; y_{2} = 0.8; y_{3} = 0.5; y_{4} = 0.308; y_{5} = 0.2; y_{6} = 0.138; y_{7} = 0.1\)

\(y_{1} + y_{7} = 1 + 0.1 = 1.1\)

\(2(y_{2} + ... + y_{6}) = 2(0.8 + 0.5 + 0.308 + 0.2 + 0.138) = 2(1.946) = 3.892\)

\(\int_{0}^{3} \frac{\mathrm d x}{x^{2} + 1} = \frac{1}{2} \times 0.5 (1.1 +  3.892) = 0.25(4.992)\)

= \(1.248 \approxeq 1.25 (\text{to 2 decimal place})\)

(b) -2x + y = 3

     -x + 4y = 1

\(det = \begin{vmatrix} -2 & 1 \\ -1 & 4 \end{vmatrix} = -7\)

\(det_{1} = \begin{vmatrix} 3 & 1 \\ 1 & 4 \end{vmatrix} = 11\)

\(det_{2} = \begin{vmatrix} -2 & 3 \\ -1 & 1 \end{vmatrix} = 1\)

\(\therefore x = \frac{det_{1}}{det} = \frac{11}{-7} = -1\frac{4}{7}\)

\(\therefore y = \frac{det_{2}}{det} = \frac{1}{-7}\)


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