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I am given a table of values to calculate the volume of water in a lake.
X(m) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Y(m) 10.2 39.1 56.9 43.2 28.5 17.7 9.8
Where X is intervals across the lake
Where Y is depth of the lake in meters
The aim is to work out the volume using a range of different methods, including;
Upper and lower rectangles
Trapezium Method
Simpson's Method
I understand how to calculate the area under the curve, however i am not sure how to use the values calculated for area to determine the volume of the lake
Thanks
X(m) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Y(m) 10.2 39.1 56.9 43.2 28.5 17.7 9.8
Where X is intervals across the lake
Where Y is depth of the lake in meters
The aim is to work out the volume using a range of different methods, including;
Upper and lower rectangles
Trapezium Method
Simpson's Method
I understand how to calculate the area under the curve, however i am not sure how to use the values calculated for area to determine the volume of the lake
Thanks