Calculating Darboux Integrals for a Piecewise Function on the Interval [0,b]

[gutnedawg]

Homework Statement

Let f(x) = x for rational x anf f(x) = 0 for irrational x. Calculate the upper and lower Darboux integrals for f on the interval [0,b]. Is f integrable on [0,b]

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The Attempt at a Solution

I'm thinking that f is no integrable but I'm just sketchy with Darboux integrals and need some pointing in the correct direction/explanation

 

[ystael]

To compute the lower and upper Darboux sums for f corresponding to any partition of [0, b], you will need to know lower and upper estimates for f on subintervals of [0, b]. Therefore, let [l, r] be any subinterval of [0, b]. What is the lower estimate \inf \{ f(x) \mid x \in [l, r] \}? What is the upper estimate \sup \{ f(x) \mid x \in [l, r] \}?