All integrable functions are continuous?

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The discussion revolves around the properties of functions in relation to continuity, differentiability, and integrability, specifically questioning whether all integrable functions are continuous. The original poster presents a series of true and false questions as part of their review for an upcoming final exam.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Assumption checking

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  • The original poster attempts to clarify the definitions of continuity and integrability, questioning the implications of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (FTC). They express uncertainty about counter-examples to the statement that all integrable functions are continuous. Other participants engage by confirming the original poster's intuition and suggesting a review of definitions.

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Participants are actively exploring the relationships between differentiability, integrability, and continuity. Some guidance has been offered regarding the definitions and implications of these concepts, but there is no explicit consensus on the counter-examples or the broader implications of the statements presented.

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The original poster notes that they have not discussed piecewise functions in class, which may limit their understanding of integrability in this context. There is also a mention of differentiability and the potential challenges in integrating certain functions, such as y = x^x.

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I have a couple of true and false questions I'm looking at in order to review for my final next Friday (not tomorrow). First, when someone says that a function is continuous does that mean continuous on its domain or continuous at all reals? For example, tan(x) is continuous on its domain but not continuous at all reals so is tan(x) a continuous function?

1. All differentiable functions are integrable.
True because all differentiable functions are continuous and by FTC all continuous functions are integrable.

2. All integrable functions are continuous.
This doesn't follow from the FTC, but I'm having trouble thinking of a counter-example. I looked around on the web and saw a couple people say that this is false, but never explain why. Can you integrate piecewise functions? If so then I can think of an easy counter-example. We've never talked about doing so in class.

3. All integrable functions are differentiable.
Even though 1 is true this doesn't follow from it. Same difficulty as 2.
 
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A continuous function is continuous on its domain. Your intuition is right about 2 (not all integrable functions are continuous). Go back to the definitions to confirm this. By 1 and 2, the answer to 3 follows.
 
you can integrate piecewise functions by splitting the integral. ie

$\begin{array}{l}<br /> f\left( x \right) = \left\{ \begin{array}{l}<br /> 5 \Leftarrow x &lt; 0 \\ <br /> - 5 \Leftarrow x \ge 0 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right. \\ <br /> \int_{ - 1}^1 {f\left( x \right)dx} = \int_{ - 1}^0 {f\left( x \right)dx} + \int_0^1 {f\left( x \right)dx} = \left[ { - 5x} \right]_{ - 1}^0 + \left[ {5x} \right]_0^1 = 0 \\ <br /> \end{array}$<br />
 
Are all functions that can be differentiated, integratable? It makes sense to think this, but what about something like y = x^x, you can diffentiate implictly, using logs.
lny = xlnx
then diffentiate this, but can y = x^x be integrated. I can't see how but I might be wrong.
 
Are all functions that can be differentiated, integratable?

See section 1 in the original post.
 
Are you talking in the generality of riemann sums?
 

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