GATE ME 2020 Set 1 — Question 36

MCQ+2 / -0.67MediumTrapezoidal & Simpson's RulesNumerical MethodsEngineering Mathematics

Engineering Mathematics → Numerical Methods → Trapezoidal & Simpson's Rules

Last updated 5 September 2026

Question

\int_{-1}^{1.4} x|x| \, dx

h = 0.6

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h = 0.6

$x$	$-1$	$-0.4$	$0.2$	$0.8$	$1.4$
$f(x)$	$-1$	$-0.16$	$0.04$	$0.64$	$1.96$

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