Question: Answer the given questions related to the indicated examples of this section.
In Example, if you use only the data from the south end of (in km) 0, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00, 12.0, and 15.0, would you choose the trapezoidal rule or Simpson's rule to calculate the area? Explain. Do not calculate the area for these data.
Example 4: Application of Simpson's rule
From an aerial photograph, a cartographer determines the widths of Easter Island (in the Pacific Ocean) at 1.50-km intervals as shown in Fig. 2.102. The widths found are as follows:
