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The '''Mean Value Theorem''' of [[Calculus]] states that for some value ''c'' on the [[function]] ''f'' on some interval [a, b], ''f'(c)'' (the [[slope]] of ''f'' at ''c'') will equal the average slope over [a, b], provided that ''f'' is continuous over the interval [a, b] and differentiable on the interval (a, b). | The '''Mean Value Theorem''' of [[Calculus]] states that for some value ''c'' on the [[function]] ''f'' on some interval [a, b], ''f'(c)'' (the [[slope]] of ''f'' at ''c'') will equal the average slope over [a, b], provided that ''f'' is continuous over the interval [a, b] and differentiable on the interval (a, b). | ||
Revision as of 18:21, January 3, 2009
The Mean Value Theorem of Calculus states that for some value c on the function f on some interval [a, b], f'(c) (the slope of f at c) will equal the average slope over [a, b], provided that f is continuous over the interval [a, b] and differentiable on the interval (a, b).
This is written algebraically as: , where c is between b and a.
