The graph below illustrates approximating rectangles with left endpoints for $f(x) = (16/x)$ on the interval $[2, 6]$.
The estimated area based on these rectangles is and this sum is an overestimate of the area of the region enclosed by $y = f(x)$, the x-axis, and the vertical lines $x = 2$ and $x = 6$.
Left endpoint Riemann sum for $y = (16/x)$ on $[2, 6]$
The graph below illustrates approximating rectangles with right endpoints for $f(x) = (16/x)$ on the interval $[2, 6]$.
The estimated area based on these rectangles is and this sum is an underestimate of the area of the region enclosed by $y = f(x)$, the x-axis, and the vertical lines $x = 2$ and $x = 6$.
Right endpoint Riemann sum for $y = (16/x)$ on $[2, 6]$