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Subject:
derivative
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: maria2002-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
07 Dec 2003 07:40 PST
Expires: 06 Jan 2004 07:40 PST Question ID: 284389 |
proove that suppose 'f' is continious on [a,b] , f'(x) exists for each x in (a,b) and f(a)= f(b) , then there is a 'c' in (a,b) suchthat f'(c)=0. Hint: the tangent line to f at (c,f(c)) is horizontal. please give me the detailed proof. |
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Re: derivative
Answered By: elmarto-ga on 07 Dec 2003 13:32 PST |
Hi maria2002! The theorem you're trying to prove is called the "Rolle's theorem", and a very important corollary of it is that, at a local extremum (either maximum or minimum) of a continuous differentiable function, the derivative is equal to 0. The theorem itself can be found at PlanetMath: Rolle's Theorem http://planetmath.org/?op=getobj&from=objects&id=422 and the proof is at PlanetMath: Proof of Rolle's Theorem http://planetmath.org/?op=getobj&from=objects&id=2947 Google search strategy "rolle's theorem" proof ://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22rolle%27s+theorem%22+proof I hope this helps! If you have any doubt regarding my answer, please don't hesitate to request a clarification before rating it. Otherwise I await your rating and final comments. Best wishes! elmarto |
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