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: 53

Answer

No. Counterexample: $\quad f(x)=x^{2}$ on $[-3,1 ]$ (sample answer)

Work Step by Step

For a counterexample, select a function so that $f^{\prime}(0)=0$, such as $f(x)=x^{2}$, and then select an interval $[a,b]$ so that the function values of endpoints are not symmetric. For example $[-3,1 ],\quad f(-3)=9,\quad f(1)=1$ So, with$\quad f(x)=x^{2}$ on $[-3,1 ]$ we have $\quad f^{\prime}(x)=2x$ and $f^{\prime}(0)=0$ $ 0\in (-3,1)$ but $f(-3)\neq f(1)$ .
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