NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

Department of Mathematics
MA6201 Real Analysis
Assignment 5, Monsoon Semester 2015

1. Let be an increasing function on [a, b] and f (x) = 0 for all points x [a, b] except on a
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finite set A = {x1 , x2 , , xm } [a, b]. If is continuous on A, prove that a f d = 0.
Show that the result is not true if is not continuous on A. (Hint: consider first the
case when m = 1)
2. Let f be a bounded function on [a, b] and let c (a, b). Assume (x) = 0 for x < c
and (x) = 1 for x > c. Find condition on f so that f R() on [a, b] if
(a) (c) = 0
(b) (c) = 1/2
(c) (c) = 1
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3. Let f be continuous and non-negative on [a, b] and a f dx = 0 . Prove that f (x) 0.
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4. Let f be bounded and non-negative on [a, b] and a f dx = 0 . Prove that f (x) = 0, at
all points x [a, b] where f is continuous.
5. Assume that f : [a, b] R is integrable and that f (x) m > 0 for x [a, b]. Show
that g := 1/f is integrable on [a, b]. (Hint: What is the maximum and minimum of g
in each interval? )
6. Let S := {1/n : n N}. Let f : [0, 1] R Rbe defined by f (x) = 1 if x S and 0
1
otherwise. Show that f is integrable. What is 0 f dx?
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f dx = f (c).
7. Let f : [a, b] R be continuous. Show that there exists c [a, b] such that ba
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8. Let f, g : [a, b] R be continuous and g(x) 6= 0, x [a, b] . Show that there exists
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c [a, b] such that a f (x)g(x) dx = f (c) a g(x) dx.
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1 for 0 x < 1
9. Let f : [0, 2] R be defined as f (x) =
Find ( explicitly) the
0 for 1 x 2
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function F (x) = 0 f (t) dt. Is F continuous? Is F differentiable?
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10. Assume that f : [a, b] R is integrable and let F (x) = x f dx. Prove that F is
differentiable on [a, b]. Find F 0 (x).
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11. Assume that f : [0, 1] R is continuous and 0 f dx = x f dx. Prove that f 0.
12. Let f : [a, b] R be continuous and g : [c, d] [a, b] be differentiable. if (x) =
prove that is differentiable and compute its derivative.

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