Solution

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Apply part (i) to the continuous difference . Every Fourier coefficient of vanishes, so every Fourier partial sum is zero. The orthogonal projection convergence from part (i) therefore gives .
If , continuity gives an interval on which is bounded below by a positive number. That interval would contribute positively to , a contradiction. Hence
The continuity hypothesis upgrades equality almost everywhere to pointwise equality.

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