Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / ib / Paper 3 / 19D / Solution

Repeated integration by parts inproduces the first $k+1$ terms of the Taylor polynomial and leaves $f(x)$, proving the integral remainder in Taylor theoremApply the linear functional ${\lambda }_k$ to this identity. It annihilates the Taylor polynomial, and commuting it with integration gives the Peano kernel theorem

For the midpoint quadrature rule on $[0,1]$, $e[1]=e[x]=0$, so $k=1$. Its Peano kernel isFor $f(x)=x^2$, the formula givesagreeing with ${\int }_0^1{x}^{2}dx-(1/2{)}^2=1/3-1/4$.