mean-value theorem
Let be a function which is continuous on the interval and differentiable
on . Then there exists a number such that
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The geometrical meaning of this theorem is illustrated in the picture:
The dashed line connects the points and . There is between and at which the tangent to has the same slope as the dashed line.
The mean-value theorem is often used in the integral context: There is a such that
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