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Problem 1 Copy rintmwe1 into /lab6/work/l6p1.m and adapt it to the problem of computing the integral
numerically using the trapezoidal rule.
- What evidence do you find to support support the conjecture that there exist an asymptotic error expansion of the form
T − Ah = αhp + βhq + O(hr), 0 < p < q < r.
- Based on the numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of p?
- Based on the numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of q?
- What is the smallest value of k for which the integral can be computed with a relative error less than τ = 10−6?
- Compute the exact value of the integral and include this information in l6p2.
- Is the behavior of Richardson’s fraction related to the quality of Richardson’s error estimate?
Problem 2 rintmwe1.m into /work/l6p2.m and adapt it to the problem of com-
puting the integral
using the trapezoidal rule as your approximation Ah.
- What evidence do you find to support support the conjecture that there exist an asymptotic error expansion of the form
T − Ah = αhp + βhq + O(hr), 0 < p < q < r.
- Based on the numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of p?
- Based on the numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of q?
- What is the smallest value of k for which the integral can be computed with a relative error less than τ = 10−6?
- Compute the exact value of the integral and include this information in l6p1. Hint: It is quite easy to compute the integral if you make a drawing of the graph first.
- Is the behavior of Richardson’s fraction related to the quality of Richardson’s error estimate?
Problem 3 rintmwe1.m into /work/l6p3.m and adapt it to the problem of com-
puting the integral
using the trapezoidal rule as your approximation Ah.
- What evidence do you find to support support the conjecture that there exist an asymptotic error expansion of the form
T − Ah = αhp + βhq + O(hr), 0 < p < q < r.
- Based on the numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of p? 3. Based on the numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of q?
- Why is Richardson’s fraction not close to 2p for small values of k?
- Why is Richardson’s fraction not close to 2p for very large values of k?.
- What is the smallest value of k for which the integral can be computed with a relative error less than τ = 10−6?
Problem 4 rdifmwe1 into /work/l6p4.m and adapt it to the problem of computing the the target T = f0(x), where f is you favorite differentiable function and x is your favorite real number using the mysterious rule
where Ah is your favorite rule for computing f0(x) which obeys an asymptotic error expansion of the form
T − Ah = αhp + βhq + O(hr), 0 < p < q < r.
- What evidence can you uncover that suggests that Mh obeys an asymptotic error expansion of the form
T − Mh = ¯αhq + βh¯ r + O(hs), 0 < q < r < s. (1)
- Based on your numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of q? 3. Based on your numerical evidence, what is a reasonable value of r?
- Include the exact value of the derivative of f in the script.
- Examine the relationship between Richardson’s fraction and the quality of the error estimate.



