Question
If the area under the curve of f(x) = x2 + 2 from x = 1 to x = 6 is estimated using five approximating rectangles and right endpoints, will the estimate be an underestimate or overestimate?
Underestimate
Overestimate
The area will be exact
The area cannot be estimated with just five rectangles <-MY ANSWERR
Underestimate
Overestimate
The area will be exact
The area cannot be estimated with just five rectangles <-MY ANSWERR
Answers
bobpursley
Obviously it will be an overestimate. However, it is still an estimate. I cannot agree with your answer. Estimates are estimates, not exact. One could estimate it with just one rectangle, as inaccurate as it would be