Use a left-endpoint Riemann sum approximation with four subintervals to evaluate ∫ (8 on top, 0 on bottom) g(x)dx

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
g(x) -1 -2.5 -3 -1.5 -1.25 0 -1.5 -4 -5

A. -13.5
B. 8
C. 16
D. -16
E. -8

1 answer

since the width of each rectangle is 1, just take the sum
f(0)+f(1)+...+f(7) = ____