MA101, Real Analysis

Riemann Integration
R2
1. Show that [x] is integrable on [0, 3] and find 0
[x]dx.
2. Let I = [a, b] be a closed and bounded interval and let P1 and P2 be partitions of I. Show that for any
bounded function f : [a, b] → R, we have
(a) L(P1 , f ) ≤ L(P2 , f ) if P1 ≤ P2 .
(b) U (P1 , f ) ≥ U (P2 , f ) if P1 ≤ P2 .
(c) L(P1 , f ) ≤ U (P2 , f ) even if P1 and P2 are not comparable.
3. Let f : [−1, 1] → R be defined by f (x) = 2x sin x12 − x2 cos x12 for x 6= 0, f (0) = 0. Show that F 0 = f
R1 0
where F (x) = x2 sin x12 for x 6= 0 and F (0) = 0 but F (t) dt does not exist.
−1

Rx
4. Let f be continuous on R and α 6= 0. If g(x) = 1
α f (t) sin α (x−t) dt. Show that f (x) = g 00 (x)+α2 g(x)
0

R1
5. Let f : [0, 1] → R be continuous function such that f (x) dx = 1. Show that ∃ a point c ∈ (0, 1) such
0
that f (c) = 3c2 .

Rx
6. Let f : [0, 1] → (0, 1) be a continuous function. Show that the equation 2x − f (t) dt = 1 has exactly
0
one solution in (0, 1).

π
R4
7. Let f : [0, π4 ] → R be continuous function. Show that ∃c ∈ [0, π4 ] such that 2 cos 2c f (t) dt = f (c).
0

Rb Rb
8. Let f : [a, b] → R be continuous and f (t) dt = f (t) dt, x ∈ [a, b]. Show that f (x) = 0 ∀x ∈ [a, b].
a x

9. Integration by parts : Let f, g : [a, b] → R be such that f 0 & g 0 are continuous on [a, b], show that
Rb
f (x)g 0 (x) dx = f (b)g(b) − f (a)g(a).
a

Rx ln t
10. Let f : [1, ∞) → R be defined by f (x) = 1+t dt. Solve the equation f (x) + f ( x1 ) = 2.
1

11. Let f (x) = x for rational x and f (x) = 0 for irrational x.

(a) Calculate the upper sum U (f, P ) and L(f, P ) where P is a partition on [0, b].
(b) Is f -integrable on [0, b]?

12. Let f be continuous on R and define

Z sin x
G(x) = f (t)dt f or x ∈ R.
0

Show that G is differentiable on R and compute G0 .