To estimate: The total fuel consumption during the flight using trapezoidal approximation.
Answer to Problem 28E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The table for the rate of fuel consumption in a small plane at different times during a 90-minute flight.
Calculation:
Let
Then, the total fuel consumption during a 90-minute period can be given as:
Approximate this integral using Trapezoidal rule for the given table using
Conclusion:
The cases of milk filled over a 10-hour period is approximately
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