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Rudin 6.1

Rudin 6.1

av Leo Lundberg -
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I understand why the function is not Riemann-integrable but is R-S integrable, since the upper and lower sum wont equal eachother since when the partition "encounters" x_0 we get that sup f(x) will be 1, meaning that one delta x_i will be present for U(P,f), but not L(P,f) since we would always choose an x that makes f(x) = 0 in L(P,f):s case. So it isnt Riemann-integrable. I also understand the proof for showing how if we can bound it with an epsilon, then we can know that it is R-S integrable. What I dont understand is how we can be sure that the specific integral value will be 0. 

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Sv: Rudin 6.1

av Jacob Kuhlin -
For any limit process it is not just about bounding the sum (or function/sequence etc.) it is about bounding its difference from the actual limit value. Here you are bounding the difference between the approximating sum and 0. I.e. just the absolute value of the approximating sum. That's why the limit is 0.

I'd recommend looking at theorem 6.7 (c).