Find the minimum value of n that guarantees an error of no more than 1/30,000 in approximating the integral 1/x dx [3,4] by the Trapezoidal Rule with n equal subintervals.

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Chapter8: Further Techniques And Applications Of Integration
Section8.1: Numerical Integration
Problem 1YT: YOUR TURN Use the trapezoidal rule with n=4 to approximate 13x2+3dx.
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Find the minimum value of n that guarantees an error of no more than 1/30,000 in approximating the integral 1/x dx [3,4] by the Trapezoidal Rule with n equal subintervals.

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