AppliedMultiple choice
For a smooth function, how does the error of the midpoint rule compare with that of the trapezoid rule on the same intervals?
- AIt is much larger, because the midpoint uses fewer function values
- BAbout half the size and of opposite sign
- CExactly the same, since both are second-order methods
- DZero, because the midpoint rule is exact for quadratics
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