Use Simpson's rule to find the arclength of the curve LaTeX:  \displaystyle f(x)=x^{2} on LaTeX:  \displaystyle (2,9) with LaTeX:  \displaystyle n=30 .

LaTeX:  \displaystyle \Delta x = \frac{ 9 - 2 }{ 30 } . LaTeX:  \displaystyle x_i = a +i\Delta x = 2 + i \frac{7}{30} 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 = 2 + (2k-1)\cdot \frac{7}{30} for LaTeX:  \displaystyle k=1 to LaTeX:  \displaystyle k =15 and LaTeX:  \displaystyle x_j = 2 + (2j)\cdot \frac{7}{30} for LaTeX:  \displaystyle j=1 to LaTeX:  \displaystyle j =14 . LaTeX:  \displaystyle f(2) +f(9)+4\sum_{k=1}^{15}f\left(\frac{7 k}{15} + \frac{53}{30}\right) + 2\sum_{j=1}^{14}f\left(\frac{7 j}{15} + 2\right) . The value is LaTeX:  \displaystyle 77.374