Proof of "if a physical quantity over subdomains can be superposed, then physical quantity over subdomain is integral over subdomain"

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Let:

$C$ be a circle

$F$ be some physical quantity over $C$ (eg: force)

$f$ be a function on $C$

$F=\int_C f\ dA$

$P$ be any partition of the circle containing $n$ sub-intervals

$C_i$ be each subinterval

$F_i$ be that physical quantity over $C_i$

Then I need to prove:

$$F=\sum_{i=1}^{n} F_i$$

implies

$$\forall\ (i\ \leq n) \in \mathbb{N}, F_i=\int_{C_i} f\ dA$$

My try:

Since integral can be added and the physical quantity can be superposed: \begin{align} F &=\int_C f\\ = \sum_{i=1}^{n_1}F_i &=\sum_{i=1}^{n_1} \int_{C_i} f \ \text{(for partition $P_1$)}\\ = \sum_{i=1}^{n_2}F_i &=\sum_{i=1}^{n_2} \int_{C_i} f \ \text{(for partition $P_2$)}\\ = \sum_{i=1}^{n_3}F_i &=\sum_{i=1}^{n_3} \int_{C_i} f \ \text{(for partition $P_3$)}\\ &\vdots\\ \end{align}

Now how shall I proceed to show for any partition, for any subinterval, $$F_i=\int_{C_i} f$$?