Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.2 - The Mean Value Theorem - Exercises 4.2 - Page 199: 69

Answer

$1.09999\leq f(0.1) \leq 1.1$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Recall the results from Exercise 68: $min\ f'\leq \frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}\leq max\ f'$ Step 2. Graph the given function $f'(x)=\frac{1}{1+x^4cos(x)}, 0\leq x\leq 0.1$ We can see that it is a decreasing function as shown in the figure (you can also take the derivative of $f'(x)$ and show that $f''(x)\lt0$ in the interval). Step 3. We can find $min\ f'=f'(0.1)=\frac{1}{1+0.1^4cos(0.1)}\approx0.9999$ and $max\ f'=f'(0)=\frac{1}{1+0^4cos(0)}=1$ Step 4. Knowing $f(0)=1$, let $a=0, b=0.1$. We have $0.9999\leq \frac{f(0.1)-f(0)}{0.1-0} \leq 1$ which gives $1.09999\leq f(0.1) \leq 1.1$
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