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# Let $f(0) = 0$ and $f(x) = 1/x$ if $0 < x \le 1$. Show that $f$ is not integrable on $[0, 1]$. [$Hint:$ Show that the first term in the Riemann sum, $f(x_i^*) \Delta x$, can be made arbitrarily large.]

## Since A was any real number greater than $1,$ it follows that any Riemann sum can be madearbitrarily large. Therefore, the Riemann sums to not have a limit as the largest $\Delta x$ tends to zero. It follows that $f$ is not integrable on $(0,1]$ .

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