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Proof of Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part II in One Dimension

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Proof

Let Ξ΅>0\varepsilon>0. By Continuous Functions on a Closed Interval are Riemann Integrable, the function ff is Riemann integrable on [a,b][a,b]. Hence, by Riemann Integrability on a Closed Interval, there exists Ξ΄>0\delta>0 such that whenever P=(x0,…,xn)P=(x_0,\dots,x_n) is a partition of [a,b][a,b] with ∣P∣<Ξ΄|P|<\delta and one chooses a tagged partition of [a,b][a,b] relative to PP, the corresponding Riemann sum SS satisfies

∣Sβˆ’βˆ«abf(x) dx∣<Ξ΅.\left|S-\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\right|<\varepsilon.

Now let P=(x0,…,xn)P=(x_0,\dots,x_n) be any partition of [a,b][a,b] with ∣P∣<Ξ΄|P|<\delta. For each i=1,…,ni=1,\dots,n, apply Mean Value Theorem in One Dimension to FF on [xiβˆ’1,xi][x_{i-1},x_i]. Since FF is an antiderivative of ff on II in the sense of Antiderivative on an Interval, there exists ΞΎi∈(xiβˆ’1,xi)\xi_i\in(x_{i-1},x_i) such that

F(xi)βˆ’F(xiβˆ’1)=Fβ€²(ΞΎi)(xiβˆ’xiβˆ’1)=f(ΞΎi)(xiβˆ’xiβˆ’1).F(x_i)-F(x_{i-1}) = F'(\xi_i)(x_i-x_{i-1}) = f(\xi_i)(x_i-x_{i-1}).

The points ΞΎi∈[xiβˆ’1,xi]\xi_i\in[x_{i-1},x_i] determine a tagged partition of [a,b][a,b] relative to PP, and the corresponding Riemann sum is

βˆ‘i=1nf(ΞΎi)(xiβˆ’xiβˆ’1)=βˆ‘i=1n(F(xi)βˆ’F(xiβˆ’1))=F(b)βˆ’F(a).\sum_{i=1}^n f(\xi_i)(x_i-x_{i-1}) = \sum_{i=1}^n \bigl(F(x_i)-F(x_{i-1})\bigr) = F(b)-F(a).

Therefore

∣F(b)βˆ’F(a)βˆ’βˆ«abf(x) dx∣<Ξ΅.\left|F(b)-F(a)-\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\right|<\varepsilon.

Since Ξ΅>0\varepsilon>0 was arbitrary, it follows that

F(b)βˆ’F(a)=∫abf(x) dx.F(b)-F(a)=\int_a^b f(x)\,dx.

This is equivalent to the stated identity.

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