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Lesson 10 Introduction to Calculus Area under the curve (estimation) There are several practical situations where it is necessary to estimate the area of irregular figures. Example include estimation of areas of plots of land by surveyors, area of indicator diagrams of steam engines by engines and area of water planes and transverse sections of a ship by naval architects. There are many methods whereby the area of an irregular plane surface. A surface may be found from. 1. Trapezoidal rule 2. Midordinate rule 3. Simpsons rule Trapezoidal rule To find the area under curve and xaxes a