Suppose using n = 10 to approximate the integral of a certain function by the Trapezoidal Rule results in an upper bound for the error equal to $\frac { 1 } { 10 }$ . What will the upper bound become if we change to n = 20?
A) $\frac { 1 } { 10,000 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 100 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 80 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 160 }$
E) $\frac { 1 } { 1000 }$
F) $\frac { 1 } { 20 }$
G) $\frac { 1 } { 40 }$
H) $\frac { 1 } { 100,000 }$

Question

Suppose using n = 10 to approximate the integral of a certain function by the Trapezoidal Rule results in an upper bound for the error equal to $\frac { 1 } { 10 }$ . What will the upper bound become if we change to n = 20?
A) $\frac { 1 } { 10,000 }$ 
B) $\frac { 1 } { 100 }$ 
C) $\frac { 1 } { 80 }$ 
D) $\frac { 1 } { 160 }$ 
E) $\frac { 1 } { 1000 }$ 
F) $\frac { 1 } { 20 }$ 
G) $\frac { 1 } { 40 }$ 
H) $\frac { 1 } { 100,000 }$

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The Answer of Suppose using n = 10 to approximate the integral of a certain function by the Trapezoidal Rule results in an upper bound for the error equal to $\frac { 1 } { 10 }$ . What will the upper bound become if we change to n = 20?
A) $\frac { 1 } { 10,000 }$ 
B) $\frac { 1 } { 100 }$ 
C) $\frac { 1 } { 80 }$ 
D) $\frac { 1 } { 160 }$ 
E) $\frac { 1 } { 1000 }$ 
F) $\frac { 1 } { 20 }$ 
G) $\frac { 1 } { 40 }$ 
H) $\frac { 1 } { 100,000 }$

Suppose Using N = 10 to Approximate the Integral of a Certain