Why is lim \int (a,x) f(x) dx not equal to 0?

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Prove: If f is integrable on [a,b] then
lim [tex]\int[/tex](a,x) f=0

I put If F is integrable for every E>0, partition,P, U(f,P) - L(f,P) <E
This also means that f is integrable on [a,a+]

If [tex]\int[/tex] (x,x) f(x) dx =0
F(x)-F(x)=0
Since f is integrable, if can be differentiable (he said that this was wrong)
lim [tex]\int[/tex] (a,x) f(x) dx
x[tex]\rightarrow[/tex]a+

lim [tex]\int[/tex] (a,x) f(x) dx
x[tex]\rightarrow[/tex]a

lim [tex]\int[/tex] (a,x) f(x) dx
x[tex]\rightarrow[/tex]a-

are all equal then
lim [tex]\int[/tex] (a,x) f(x) dx
x[tex]\rightarrow[/tex]a+


what am i doing wrong?
 
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"[a, a+]" is not an interval.

The limits of integration should not depend on x.

Integrability does not imply differentiability. For example, |x| is integral on [-1, 1] but not differentiable at 0.

It's not clear how the parts of your proof are connected.