Evaluate the Sum Using the Given Information A) 58
B) 4

question 108

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the sum using the given information.
- $$\begin{array} { l } \mathrm { x } _ { 1 } = - 2 , \mathrm { x } _ { 2 } = - 4 , \mathrm { x } _ { 3 } = 2 , \mathrm { x } _ { 4 } = 0 , \text { and } \Delta \mathrm { x } = 0.6 ; \mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } ) = \mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } - 4 \\\sum _ { \mathrm { i } = 1 } ^ { 4 } \mathrm { f } \left( \mathrm { x } _ { \mathrm { i } } \right) \Delta \mathrm { x }\end{array}$$

• A) 5.8
• B) 4.8
• C) 0.192
• D) 19.2

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