A new generalization of the trapezoid formula for \(n\)-time differentiable mappings and applications (Q2708124)

The following new generalization of the trapezoid formula is proved. Let \( f:[a,b]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) be a mapping such that the derivative \( f^{(n-1)}(n\geq 1)\) is absolutely continuous on \([a,b]\). Then NEWLINE\[NEWLINE \int_{a}^{b}f(t) dt= \sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\frac{1}{(k+1)!} [(x-a)^{k+1}f^{(k)}(a) +(-1)^{k}(b-x)^{k+1}f^{(k)}(b)]+\frac{1}{n!}\int _{a}^{b}(x-t)^{n}f^{(n)}(t) dt, NEWLINE\]NEWLINE for all \(x\in [a,b].\) Some applications in numerical analysis and inequalities are also given.