Calculus – R-Integrable Function Without an Antiderivative

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How is it possible that this function: $$
f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} 0, & -1\le x < 0 \\
1, & 0\le x \le 1\end{array}\right.
$$

is R-integrable in $[-1,1]$ , but does not have an antiderivative there?

From the mean value theorem for derivatives, it can not be that the derivative has a jump at 0 , so it can not have a antiderivative?

Best Answer

One way to see that $f$ doesn't have an antiderivative, is to use Darboux's theorem which states that every derivative has the intermediate value property, even if it (the derivative) is not continuous.

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