The step is h=(4−0)/2=2. Values at 0, 2, 4 are 0, √2, 2. Simpson’s rule gives $I\approx(2/3)(0+4\sqrt2+2)=5.1045695$, or 5.105. This is the requested two-subinterval approximation, not the exact integral 16/3.
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