Finding an upper Darboux integral
- From: "Noh" <triplebit@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 4 Sep 2005 05:34:14 -0700
I'm an undergraduate student, studing a first course in analysis. I
have a problem finding the upper Darboux integral of the following
function
f(x) = x ; for ratinal x
f(x) = 0 ; for irrational x
The problem asks me to find upper and lower Darboux integrals for f on
the interval [0,b]
This is what I have done in the lower Darboux integral,
Def:
P = {t_0 < t_1 < t_2 < ... < t_k < t_k-1 < ... < t_n} is a
partition
m(f,S) = inf {f(x) | for each element x of S}
M(f,S) = sup {f(x) | for each element x of S}
L(f,P) = Sum(from k=1 to n) m(f,[t_k-1,t_k]) * (t_k - t_k-1)
U(f,P) = Sum(from k=1 to n) M(f,[t_k-1,t_k]) * (t_k - t_k-1)
Lower Darboux integral
= L(f)
= sup { L(f,P) | P is a partition }
Upper Darboux integral
= U(f)
= inf { U(f,P) | P is a partition }
L(f,P) = Sum(from k=1 to n) m(f,[t_k-1 - t_k]) * (t_k - t_k-1)
= Sum(from k=1 to n) 0 * (t_k - t_k-1)
= 0 ; for every partition P
Thus I concluded that L(f) = 0
This is where I have the problem,
U(f,T) = Sum(from k=1 to n) M(f,[t_k-1,t_k]) * (t_k - t_k-1)
= Sum(from k=1 to n) t_k * (t_k - t_k-1)
= ... ; What's next?????
Then what is the upper Darboux integral?????
.
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