This problem is in the context of the section on the mean value theorem:Quote:
Supposeis differentiable on
, except possibly at
, and is continuous on
; assume
exists. Prove that
is differentiable at
and
is continuous at
.
The section also talks about Rolle's Theorem and the Cauchy Mean Value Theorem, but they do not appear to be relevant to this problem.Quote:
Ifis continuous on
and differentiable on
, then there is a
such that
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I've tried attacking this proof from several angles, but I just don't see how the mean value theorem could fit in, or how otherwise to prove it.
Here's what I most recently tried...
Chooseand
(where
will be shortly defined).
Observe that for eachand for each
, there is
or
with
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Now, we know that
Which is to say that there issuch that if
then
, or
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But that just has me going in circles.
Any help would be much appreciated!
