University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - The Mean Value Theorem - Exercises - Page 222: 8

Answer

$c=-1$ or $c=1.5$

Work Step by Step

Here $g'(x)=3x^2 $ when $-2 \leq x \lt 0$; $g'(x)=0 $ when $x=0$ and $g'(x)=2x $ when $0 \lt x \leq 2$ The Mean value Theorem states that there is a point $c \in (-2,2)$ such that $f'(c)=\dfrac{g(2)-g(-2)}{2-(-2)}=\dfrac{4-(-8)}{4}=3$ This implies $3c^2=3$ when $x \lt 0 \implies c= \pm 1$ For $x \lt 0$, we have $c=-1$ and For $x \gt 0$, we have $2c=3 \implies c=1.5$ Hence, $c=-1$ or $c=1.5$
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