Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.2 - The Mean Value Theorem - Exercises 4.2 - Page 197: 2

Answer

$c=\dfrac{8}{27}$

Work Step by Step

The Mean value Theorem states that let there is a point $c$ and $c \in (0,1)$. This means that that $f'(c)=\dfrac{f(1)-f(0)}{1-0}=\dfrac{1-0}{1-0}=1$ Since, the given function $f(x)=x^{\frac{2}{3}}$ is continuous on $[0,1]$ and differentiable on $(0,1)$ and $f'(x)=\dfrac{2}{3}x^{\frac{-1}{3}}$ . This implies that $f'(c)=(\dfrac{2}{3})c^{\frac{-1}{3}}=1$ Thus, $c=\dfrac{8}{27}$
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