Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune

Assignment VIII MTH101 Calculus

We usually consider bounded functions f : [a, b] → R where a < b.

Exercise 1. Let f : [a, b] → R be a continuous function. Show that there exists c ∈ [a, b] such that
Z b
f (x)dx = f (c)(b − a).
a
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Exercise 2. Let f : [a, b] → R be a continuous function. Suppose f (x)g(x)dx = 0 for every
a
continuous function g : [a, b] → R. Then f (x) = 0 for all x ∈ [a, b].
Exercise 3. Use the fundamental theorem to compute integral of a polynomial function.
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Exercise 4. Compute f (2) where f is a continuous function satisfying the formula f (t)dt =
0
x2 (1 + x).
Exercise 5. See the Exercise 9.8.5 combined with the Example 11.9.2 of the book Analysis I (3rd
edition) by Terence Tao for an example of function which is highly discontinuous but integrable.
Exercise 6. Read about Cantor set.