Calculation of area of irregular plane surfaces - Problem 2

Unit 6- Calculation of area and volume

Calculation of area of irregular plane surfaces

Problems
2) Find out the area of the land given below by Simpson’s rule (All measurements are in m.)
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A=h/3 [Y1+Yn+ 4(Y2+Y4+Y6+Y8)+2(Y3+Y5+Y7) ]

= 1/3 [10+3.5 + 4(10.5+11.5+9.5+5.5)+2(11+11+6.9)]
=73.1m2


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