University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - The Mean Value Theorem - Exercises - Page 223: 26

Answer

See proof below.

Work Step by Step

$r(\theta) $ is continuous and differentiable on $(-\infty,\infty)$. $r(\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2})=-2.48\lt 0, \qquad r(\frac{\pi}{2})\approx 3.81\gt 0$ so the Intermediate Value Theorem guarantees that there is a zero between $-\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2}$ and $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2}$. Check whether $r$ is increasing over $(-\infty,\infty)$. (If it is, the mentioned zero would be the only zero.) $ r'(\theta)=2-2\cos\theta(-\sin\theta)=2+\sin 2\theta$ Since $\sin(2\theta)$ can not be less than $-1$, it follows that $r'$ is always positive, which means that $r $ is an increasing function. So, $r$ has only one zero in $(-\infty,\infty)$
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