On some Ostrowski-like type inequalities involving \(n\) knots (Q691758)

Let \(Q(f,n,m,x_1,\dotsc,n_n)=\frac{b-a}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n f(a+x_i(b-a))\) be a quadrature formula to approximate the integral \(\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\), whose knots \(x_i\) satisfy the following condition. \[ \sum_{i=1}^n x_i^j=\frac{n}{j+1},\quad j=1,\dotsc,m. \] Earlier work by \textit{V. N. Huy} and \textit{Q.-A. Ngô} proved that the error for this type of quadrature can be estimated by an Ostrowski-like inequality [Appl. Math. Lett. 22, No. 9, 1345--1350 (2009; Zbl 1173.26316); Comput. Math. Appl. 59, No. 9, 3045--3052 (2010; Zbl 1193.26019)]. In the present article, the authors obtain upper bounds which improve the ones obtained in the above-mentioned papers.