I am having confusion regarding anti-derivative of a function.
f(x)={−x22+4x≤0−x22+2x>0
Consider the domain [−1,2].
Clearly the function is Riemann integrable as it is discontinuous at finite number of point. However is there a function g(x) such that g′(x)=f(x)∀x∈[−1,2] ?
Answer
There is no such function, because by Darboux's theorem (cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darboux's_theorem_(analysis) ), every derivative has to fulfill the intermediate value theorem, but f does not.
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