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(a) Using mid - ordinate rule, estimate the area under the curve y = x² – 2, using six strips between x =2 , x...

(a) Using mid - ordinate rule, estimate the area under the curve y = x² – 2, using six strips between x =2 , x = 8 and x-axis
(b) (i) Use integration to determine the exact area under the curve.
(ii) find the percentage error in calculating the area using the mid – ordinate rule.

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