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Function with local properties

Source: 2021 Simon Marais, B3

November 2, 2021
calculusintegrationfunction

Problem Statement

Determine all functions f:RRf : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} that satisfy the following two properties. (i) The Riemann integral abf(t)dt\int_a^b f(t) \mathrm dt exists for all real numbers a<ba < b. (ii) For every real number xx and every integer n1n \ge 1 we have f(x)=n2x1nx+1nf(t)dt. f(x) = \frac{n}{2} \int_{x-\frac{1}{n}}^{x+\frac{1}{n}} f(t) \mathrm dt.