cannot be done in close form, no matter what
method you use.
In such cases, when a numerical answer is desired, one can approximate the integral by viewing the integral as an area , partitioning it into strips of width h and computing the left sum:
What can one do if the desired integral cannot be done by any analytical method? For example, the integralIn such cases, when a numerical answer is desired, one can approximate the integral by viewing the integral as an area , partitioning it into strips of width h and computing the left sum:
or the right sum: or the trapezoidal rule (average): or the midpoint rule:
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