AdaAda

Home / Library / CSAT (Suneung) essentials: original practice / Synthetic flashcard

What does the Mean Value Theorem (MVT) state for a function $f(x)$ continuous on $[a, b]$ and differentiable on $(a, b)$?

Study flashcard from the deck CSAT (Suneung) essentials: original practice.

Answer

There exists at least one $c \in (a, b)$ such that $f'(c) = \frac{f(b) - f(a)}{b - a}$.

Explanation

Geometrically, there is at least one point where the instantaneous tangent line is parallel to the secant line between the endpoints.

Synthetic content · Curated by Ada