Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.2 The Mean Value Theorem - 3.2 Exercises - Page 220: 27

Answer

No such function exists

Work Step by Step

Suppose that such a function f exists. The Mean Value Theorem states that if $f$ is a continuous function over the closed interval $[a,b]$ and differentiable over the open interval $(a,b)$, then there exists at least one point $c\in(a,b)$ so that $$f′(c)=\dfrac{f(b)−f(a)}{b−a}.$$ By the Mean Value Theorem there is a number $c\in(0,2)$ with $f'(c)$ = $\frac{f(2)-f(0)}{2-0}$ = $\frac{5}{2}$ But this is impossible since $f'(x)\leq 2 \lt \frac{5}{2}$ for all $x$ so no such function exists.
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