Assignment 2

April 16, 2023

P∞ 2n n!
1. Show that n
is convergent.
n=1 n

2. Show that if f : [0, 1] → R is continuous, then so is |f | : [0, 1] → R. Prove that the converse is not
true.

3. Let f : [0, 1] → R be a continuous function with f (0) = 0. Suppose that f ′ (x) exists for all
x ∈ (0, 1). Prove that if f ′ is an increasing function on the open interval (0, 1) then the function
g(x) = f (x)/x is also increasing on (0, 1).

4. (a) 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

Rb Rb
(b) Let f, g : [a, b] → R be two continuous functions. Let a
f (x)dx = a
g(x)dx. Show that there
exists c ∈ [a, b] such that f (c) = g(c).
Rb
5. Let f : [a, b] → R be a continuous function. Let f (x) ≥ 0 ∀ x ∈ [a, b]. Let a
f (x)dx = 0. Show
that f (x) = 0 ∀ x ∈ [a, b].