Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 ib Paper 3 17B d Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Fix a continuous function and . By the Weierstrass approximation theorem, choose a polynomial such thatFor every , exactness gives . Positivity of the quadrature weights and exactness on the constant polynomial giveConsequentlySince is arbitrary, . This is the convergence of positive quadrature rules.