The Simpson's 1/3 rule is a numerical method for approximating definite integrals. Here's how you can implement it in JavaScript:
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Here, f
is the function to be integrated, a
and b
are the lower and upper limits of integration, respectively, and n
is the number of intervals. The function returns the approximate value of the integral.
Note that the number of intervals must be even. If it is odd, an exception is thrown. This is because Simpson's rule requires an even number of intervals to work properly.
Here's an example of using the function to approximate the integral of x^2
over the interval [0, 1]
:
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In this example, n=4
is chosen to give a reasonably accurate result. As n
is increased, the approximation should become more accurate.
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