alleryThe definite integral was first defined as the limit of:
AA root
BA pair
CA sum
DA ratio
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A sum
1. Strips are added up and then made ever thinner.
2. The result is a limiting process on that total.
3. So the definite integral is the limit of a sum.
4. The answer is sum.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 8 'Application of Integrals'_
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