Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH110/April 2012/Question 03 (b)
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Consider a function ƒ whose derivative is equal to 0 on the entire interval . Let x1 and x2 be two points on . Prove, using your answer in part (a), that |
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Does satisfy the conditions of Mean Value Theorem? What interval would you want to use to apply the Mean Value theorem? |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. If , the assumption is obviously true, so suppose . Since everywhere, we can deduce that is differentiable everywhere, and hence also continuous everywhere, in particular on the interval . We can then apply the Mean Value Theorem, which tells us that there exists some c in the interval such that
However, we know everywhere, so and we have and by cross multiplication,
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