Proving a property of the integral

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If $ f $ is Riemann integrable on $[a,b]$ and if $a<c<b$, then $ f $ is Riemann integrable on $[a,c]$ and on $[c,b]$. Also, $\int^c_a f dt+\int^b_c f dt=\int^b_a f dt$.

I can prove the first part (that $ f $ is Riemann integrable on $[a,c]$ and on $[c,b]$) but can't come up with a way to prove the second part.

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If you have any partition on $[a,b]$, you can include $c$; this just lowers the upper sum a bit and raises the lower one a bit. See if you can use this to argue your conclusion.