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Miscellaneous Exercise 4 · Q83

Q.If f(x)=a+bx+cx2f(x)=a+bx+cx^2, show that ∫01f(x) dx=16[f(0)+4f ⁣(12)+f(1)]\int_0^1 f(x)\,dx = \dfrac16\left[f(0)+4f\!\left(\dfrac12\right)+f(1)\right].

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LHS: ∫01(a+bx+cx2) dx=[ax+bx22+cx33]01=a+b2+c3\displaystyle\int_0^1(a+bx+cx^2)\,dx=\Big[ax+\frac{bx^2}2+\frac{cx^3}3\Big]_0^1=a+\frac b2+\frac c3.

RHS: compute f(0)=af(0)=a, f(12)=a+b2+c4f\big(\tfrac12\big)=a+\dfrac b2+\dfrac c4, f(1)=a+b+cf(1)=a+b+c, then

16[f(0)+4f(12)+f(1)]=16[a+4(a+b2+c4)+(a+b+c)]=16[6a+3b+2c]=a+b2+c3.\frac16\Big[f(0)+4f\big(\tfrac12\big)+f(1)\Big]=\frac16\Big[a+4\Big(a+\frac b2+\frac c4\Big)+(a+b+c)\Big]=\frac16\big[6a+3b+2c\big]=a+\frac b2+\frac c3. …

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