Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 4 - Applications of the Derivative - 4.3 The Mean Value Theorem and Monotonicity - Exercises - Page 189: 3

Answer

$ c=\frac{3\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

MVT states that $ f'(c)=\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}$ Then, $-\sin c-\cos c=\frac{[\cos 2\pi -\sin 2\pi]-[\cos 0-\sin 0]}{2\pi -0}$ $\implies -\sin c-\cos c=0$ $\implies -\sin c= \cos c $ $\implies \tan c=-1$ We know that $\tan \frac{\pi}{4}=1$ and $-1=-\tan \frac{\pi}{4}=\tan (\pi-\frac{\pi}{4})=\tan \frac{3\pi}{4}$ $ c=\frac{3\pi}{4}$ lies in the interval $(0,2\pi)$ and is one such point that satisfies the conclusion of the MVT. Note that we also could have chosen $\frac{7\pi}{4}$ as the point.
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