Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.2 The Mean Value Theorem - 3.2 Exercises - Page 220: 29

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Consider the function $f(x)= \sin x$, which is continuous and differentiable on $R$. Let $a$ be a number such that $0\lt a\lt 2\pi$. Then f is continuous on $[0,a]$ and differentiable on $(0,a)$. By the Mean Value Theorem, there is a number c in $(0,a)$ such that $f(a)-f(0)$ = $f'(c)(a-0)$ therefore $\sin a-0 = \cos c(a)$ $\sin a = \cos c(a)$ Now $\cos c\lt 1$ for $0 \lt c \lt 2\pi$ so $\sin a \lt 1(a) = a$ As we took $a$ to be an arbitrary number in $(0,2\pi)$ it follows that $\sin x \lt x$ for all $x$ satisfying $0\lt x \lt 2\pi$.
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