The parametric equations of the curve are and
.
The interval is and
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Length of the curve with parametric equations and
,
is
.
Consider .
Diffrentiate with respective to .
Consider .
Diffrentiate with respective to .
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From the double angle formula :.
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Find the length of the curve.
\Theorem :
\If a curve is described by the parametric equations and
,
then the length of the arc is .
Where .
Substitute ,
and limits of
in formula.
Find the width of the intervals :
\Simpsons rule:
\Let be continuous on
let
be an even integer,
The Simpsons Rule for approximating is given by
, where
and
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Calculate the value of .
Where and
.
Here .
Calculate at the interval boundaries.
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Write down the simpsons rule for terms and substiute the values in the table.
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Arc length of the curve is .