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Proof of Continuous Functions on Compact Intervals are Riemann Integrable

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Reason: Proof via uniform continuity and upper/lower sum criterion.

Proof

Let ε>0\varepsilon>0. By Heine-Cantor: Continuity on Compact Interval Implies Uniform Continuity, there exists δ>0\delta>0 such that xy<δ|x-y|<\delta implies f(x)f(y)<ε/(ba)|f(x)-f(y)|<\varepsilon/(b-a). Choose a partition PP with mesh P<δ|P|<\delta. On each subinterval Ii=[xi1,xi]I_i=[x_{i-1},x_i], the oscillation satisfies ωi:=supIifinfIif<ε/(ba)\omega_i:=\sup_{I_i}f-\inf_{I_i}f<\varepsilon/(b-a). Hence U(f,P)L(f,P)=iωiIi<εbaiIi=ε.U(f,P)-L(f,P)=\sum_i \omega_i\,|I_i| < \frac{\varepsilon}{b-a}\sum_i |I_i| = \varepsilon. By Riemann Integrability Criterion via Upper and Lower Sums, ff is Riemann integrable on [a,b][a,b].

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