function value = quad_task ( n, a, b )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% QUAD_TASK demonstrates MATLAB's TASK command for parallel programming.
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%  Discussion:
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%    This function estimates an integral.
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%  Licensing:
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%    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
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%  Modified:
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%    27 March 2010
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
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%  Parameters:
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%    Input, integer N, the number of points to use.
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%    Input, real A, B, the range.
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%    Output, real VALUE, the estimate for the integral.
%
  value = 0.0;
  h = ( b - a ) / ( n - 1 );

  parfor i = 1 : n

    x = ( ( n - i ) * a + ( i - 1 ) * b ) / ( n - 1 );

    fx = f ( x );

    if ( i == 1 )
      value = value + 0.5 * fx * h
    elseif ( i < n )
      value = value +       fx * h;
    elseif ( i == n )
      value = value + 0.5 * fx * h;
    end

  end

  return
end
function value = f ( x )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% F is the function to be integrated.
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%  Discussion:
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%    The integral of F(X) from 0 to 1 is exactly PI.
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%  Modified:
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%    17 August 2009
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%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
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%  Parameters:
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%    Input, real X, the values where the integrand is to be evaluated.
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%    Output, real VALUE, the integrand values.
%
  value = 4.0 ./ ( 1 + x.^2 );

  return
end