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4.

2 The mean value theorem


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Overview
1. The mean value theorem (MVT) for
derivatives
After this section, you’ll be able to
• Understand the mean value theorem and find
values of c satisfying this theorem
• Understand the meaning of the mean value
theorem
The mean value theorem for
derivatives
If f is continuous on the closed interval [a, b] and differentiable
on the open interval (a, b), then there exists in (a, b) at least one
number c such that
f (b)  f (a)
 f '(c)
ba
Interpretation of MVT in motion

s (b)  s (a)
 s '(c)  v(c)
ba
Average Instantaneous
velocity velocity

If an object travels continuously from t=a to t=b, then there exists


at least a time c between a and b such that the instantaneous
velocity is equal to the average velocity from t=a to t=b
Interpretation of MVT in graph

f (b)  f (a)
 f '(c)
ba
Slope of PQ Slope of
tangent

If a function is differentiable on an interval (a,b), there exists


at least a number c between a and b such that the tangent at c is
parallel to the segment joining two end points at a and b.
4.2 Mean value theorem

Example 1
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Example: find the number c satisfying
MVT
Show that the function f ( x)  x3  x 2 satisfies that hypotheses
of the MVT on the closed interval [1,2], and find a number c
between 1 and 2 so that
f (2)  f (1)
f '(c) 
2 1

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