Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Continuity - 2.5 Exercises - Page 126: 61

Answer

The graph of the function has at least two x-intercepts in the interval $(1,2)$

Work Step by Step

$y = sin~x^3$ We can see that this function is continuous in the interval $(1,2)$. Let $x = 1.1$ $y = sin~(1.1)^3 = 0.97$ Let $x = 1.5$ $y = sin~(1.5)^3 = -0.23$ Let $x = 1.9$ $y = sin~(1.9)^3 = 0.54$ By the Intermediate Value Theorem, there is a number $b$ in $(1.1, 1.5)$ such that $sin~b^3 = 0$, and there is a number $c$ in $(1.5,1.9)$ such that $sin~c^3 = 0$ The graph of the function has at least two x-intercepts in the interval $(1,2)$
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