//Eg-11.1 //pg-468 clear clc //The time required to heat up the oil from 60 to 90 degrees centigrade is calculated by integrating the function f(T) from 60 to 90. //Where f(T) = (dT/dt), temperature gradient. T = [60;90]; for(i = 1:2) f(i) = 1/(40-0.3*T(i)); end //Now the inegration using the formula I = ((T(2)-T(1))/2)*[f(1)+f(2)] I = ((T(2)-T(1))/2)*(f(1)+f(2)); // Trapezoidal rule printf('The value of the integral using the formula is %f\n\n',I) printf(' The exact value of the integral is 1.75(obtained analytically)\n') printf(' Note that since the function is nonlinear, the value of the integral is approximate.')