Paper 1, Section II, D

Analysis I | Part IA, 2017

(a) State the Intermediate Value Theorem.

(b) Define what it means for a function f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} to be differentiable at a point a∈Ra \in \mathbb{R}. If ff is differentiable everywhere on R\mathbb{R}, must f′f^{\prime} be continuous everywhere? Justify your answer.

State the Mean Value Theorem.

(c) Let f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} be differentiable everywhere. Let a,b∈Ra, b \in \mathbb{R} with a<ba<b.

If f′(a)⩽y⩽f′(b)f^{\prime}(a) \leqslant y \leqslant f^{\prime}(b), prove that there exists c∈[a,b]c \in[a, b] such that f′(c)=yf^{\prime}(c)=y. [Hint: consider the function gg defined by

g(x)=f(x)−f(a)x−ag(x)=\frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}

if x≠ax \neq a and g(a)=f′(a).]\left.g(a)=f^{\prime}(a) .\right]

If additionally f(a)⩽0⩽f(b)f(a) \leqslant 0 \leqslant f(b), deduce that there exists d∈[a,b]d \in[a, b] such that f′(d)+f(d)=yf^{\prime}(d)+f(d)=y.

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