a. Show that the point c guaranteed to exist by the Mean Value Theorem for f(x) =

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a. Show that the point c guaranteed to exist by the Mean Value Theorem for f(x) = x2 on [a, b] is the arithmetic mean of a and b; that is, c = (a + b)/2.

b. Show that the point c guaranteed to exist by the Mean Value Theorem for f(x) = 1/x on [a, b], where 0 < a < b, is the geometric mean of a and b; that is, c = √ab.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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