Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises 2.5 - Page 85: 57

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$f(x)$ is a polynomial, so it is continuous everywhere. Note that $f(-100)=-999,190$ $f(1000)=9,999,992$ Apply the Intermediate Value theorem. If we take $[a,b]=[-100,1000]$ and select any $y_{0} \in(-999190, \ \ 9999992)$, there must be a $c \in(-100,1000)$ such that $f(c)=y_{0}.$ $a.\quad y_{0}=\pi $ is such a number. $b.\quad y_{0}=-\sqrt{3} $ is such a number. $c.\quad y_{0}=5,000,000 $ is such a number. (Other answers are possible.)
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