The length of the base of the rectangle is 1.5-1=0.5
We need to find the height. The height is equal to y-value of the point that lies in the corner of the rectangle and also on the graph of the function. We put the x-value of that point into the function. So ,the height is equal to
![4-1.5^2=1.75](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/oku9uphcscnvhspg67jh3gz9sd2k515p50.png)
Therefore, the area of the rectangle is
![0.5\cdot1.75=0.875](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/am7xvqy5z6dm8idzl8utsj2bc7hydr2dlr.png)