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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 ib Paper 2 3F Solution by
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The L1 norm properties of absolute homogeneity and the triangle inequality follow from the corresponding properties of the absolute value and the integral. If , the nonnegative continuous function has zero integral. Were , continuity would make it bounded below by a positive number on a nontrivial interval, contradicting the zero integral. Thus , proving positive definiteness.
Put and choose the continuous cutoff functionThen , , and is supported in the two endpoint intervals of total length . Therefore
Now suppose for every . Apply this to the above . By the uniform norm bound,Hence , and continuity again gives .
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