Given the function #f(x)=(x^2-1)/(x-2)#, how do you determine whether f satisfies the hypotheses of the Mean Value Theorem on the interval [-1,3] and find the c?
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Explanation:
You determine whether it satisfies the hypotheses by determining whether
You find the
Since
(There is no need to check the second hypothesis.)
To attempt to find
The equation has no solution, so there is no
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Or for a function for which such a