Use Simpson's rule to find the arclength of the curve LaTeX:  \displaystyle f(x)=\frac{1}{x} on LaTeX:  \displaystyle (1,3) with LaTeX:  \displaystyle n=22 .

LaTeX:  \displaystyle \Delta x = \frac{ 3 - 1 }{ 22 } . LaTeX:  \displaystyle x_i = a +i\Delta x = 1 + i \frac{1}{11} Using the 1,4,2,...,2,4,1 pattern the sum can be written as LaTeX:  \displaystyle x_i can be written split into the even and odd terms. LaTeX:  \displaystyle x_k = 1 + (2k-1)\cdot \frac{1}{11} for LaTeX:  \displaystyle k=1 to LaTeX:  \displaystyle k =11 and LaTeX:  \displaystyle x_j = 1 + (2j)\cdot \frac{1}{11} for LaTeX:  \displaystyle j=1 to LaTeX:  \displaystyle j =10 . LaTeX:  \displaystyle f(1) +f(3)+4\sum_{k=1}^{11}f\left(\frac{2 k}{11} + \frac{10}{11}\right) + 2\sum_{j=1}^{10}f\left(\frac{2 j}{11} + 1\right) . The value is LaTeX:  \displaystyle 2.1466