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Real Analysis (MA 101) Tutorial Sheet-4

This document contains 8 problems related to real analysis concepts like roots of polynomials, mean value theorem, derivatives, and L'Hospital's rule. The problems cover topics such as: proving there is a root of a related function between any two roots of a polynomial; applying the mean value theorem to prove inequalities; using limits to evaluate derivatives; and using intermediate value property and Cauchy's mean value theorem.

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Real Analysis (MA 101) Tutorial Sheet-4

This document contains 8 problems related to real analysis concepts like roots of polynomials, mean value theorem, derivatives, and L'Hospital's rule. The problems cover topics such as: proving there is a root of a related function between any two roots of a polynomial; applying the mean value theorem to prove inequalities; using limits to evaluate derivatives; and using intermediate value property and Cauchy's mean value theorem.

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Real Analysis (MA 101) Tutorial Sheet-4

Autumn Semester (2015-2016)

Problem 1. If p(x) is a polynomial of degree > 1 and k R, prove that between any two
real roots of p(x) = 0, there is a real root of p0 (x) + kp(x) = 0.
Problem 2. Let f : [a, b] R be continuous on [a, b] and f 00 (x) exists for all x (a, b). Let
bc
f (a) + ca
f (b) +
a < c < b. Prove that there exists a point in (a, b) such that f (c) = ba
cb
1
00
(c a)(c b)f ().
2
Problem 3. Use MVT to prove the following:
(i) 0 <
(ii)

1
x

log e x1 < 1, for x > 0.

1
2 n+1

<

n+1

n<

1
n

n N.

Problem 4. Let a, b R and a < b. If a function f has a finite derivative at each point in
(a, b), and for c (a, b). If lim+ f 0 (x) is finite (= l), prove that f 0 (c) = l.
xc

Problem 5. Let f : [0; 1] R be differentiable and f (0) = 0. Suppose that |f 0 (x)| <
|f (x)| x [0, 1]. Show that f (x) = 0 x [0, 1].
Problem 6. Let f : R R be such that f 00 (c) exists at some c R. Using LHospital rule
show that
lim

h0

f (c+h)2f (c)+f (ch)


h2

= f 00 (c).

Show that with an example if the above limit exists then f 00 (c) may not exist.
Problem 7. Let f : [a, b] R be differentiable and R be such that f 0 (a) < < f 0 (b).
Define g(x) = f (x) x x [a, b]
(a) Using the fact that g 0 (a) < 0 & g 0 (b) > 0, show that the condition g 0 (x) 6= 0 leads to
a contradiction.
(b) Show that c [a, b] such that f 0 (c) = .
(c) From (b) conclude that if a function f is differentiable at every point of an interval
[a, b], then its derivative f 0 has the IVP on [a, b].
Problem 8. Let f : [a, b] R be differentiable and a 0. Using Cauchy MVT, show that
0 (c )
0
1
c1 , c2 (a, b) such that fa+b
= f 2c(c22 ) .

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