Mathematics GCSE
trapezium strips
What trapezium strips means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of trapezium strips
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Strips of equal width with heights read off the curve; they overestimate when the curve bends upwards and underestimate when it bends downwards.
Topics that use trapezium strips
- Algebra - Graphs (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- area under a graph
- Asymptote
- Asymptotes
- axis of symmetry
- completing the square
- coordinate plane
- Discriminant
- Displacement
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