What is the difference between a positive interval and an increasing interval?

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Ametal rod needs to be 9 feet and 5.5 inches in length. the sections of the poles being used are each 1 foot and 10.5 inches long. how many 1ft 10.5in sections would be needed to complete the 9ft 5.5in metal rod? and how many inches of material will be left?

List x1, x2, x3, x4 where xi is the left endpoint of the four equal intervals used to estimate the area under the curve of f(x) between x = 4 and x = 6. a 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 b 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6 c 4.25, 4.75, 5.25, 5.75 d 4, 4.2, 5.4, 6