Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.2 Exercises - Page 175: 46

Answer

The theorem does not apply, because f is not continuous on $[0,\pi]$.

Work Step by Step

The Mean Value Theorem If $f$ is continuous on the closed interval $[a, b]$ and differentiable on the open interval $(a, b)$ , then there exists a number $c$ in $(a, b)$ such that$ f^{\prime}(c)=\displaystyle \frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}$ --- First of all, to apply the theorem,$ f(x)$ should be continuous on $[0,\pi].$ But, since $\tan x$ is not defined for $x=\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2}$, which belongs to the interval, f is not continuous on $[0,\pi]$. The theorem does not apply.
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