Paper 1, Section II, F

Analysis I | Part IA, 2019

Let f:[0,1]→Rf:[0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R} be a bounded function. Define the upper and lower integrals of ff. What does it mean to say that ff is Riemann integrable? If ff is Riemann integrable, what is the Riemann integral ∫01f(x)dx\int_{0}^{1} f(x) d x ?

Which of the following functions f:[0,1]→Rf:[0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R} are Riemann integrable? For those that are Riemann integrable, find ∫01f(x)dx\int_{0}^{1} f(x) d x. Justify your answers.

(i) f(x)={1 if x∈Q0 if x∉Qf(x)= \begin{cases}1 & \text { if } x \in \mathbb{Q} \\ 0 & \text { if } x \notin \mathbb{Q}\end{cases}

(ii) f(x)={1 if x∈A0 if x∉Af(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}1 & \text { if } x \in A \\ 0 & \text { if } x \notin A\end{array}\right.,

where A={x∈[0,1]:xA=\{x \in[0,1]: x has a base-3 expansion containing a 1}\};

[Hint: You may find it helpful to note, for example, that 23∈A\frac{2}{3} \in A as one of the base-3 expansions of 23\frac{2}{3} is 0.1222….]\left.0.1222 \ldots .\right]

(iii) f(x)={1 if x∈B0 if x∉Bf(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}1 & \text { if } x \in B \\ 0 & \text { if } x \notin B\end{array}\right.,

where B={x∈[0,1]:xB=\{x \in[0,1]: x has a base −3-3 expansion containing infinitely many 1 s}1 \mathrm{~s}\}.

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