APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION 3
TUTORIAL 10
ROLLES THEOREM AND MEAN VALUE THEOREM
For the following questions, use this theorem:
The Mean Value Theorem for differentiation states that if f(x) is differentiable on (a,b) and continuous
on [a,b], then there is at least one point c in (a,b) where
f (b) f (a)
f ' (c )
ba
1. If f x 3x2 x3 , find the value of c in the interval (1,3) that satisfies the above theorem. [Feb2023:
2.1547]
2. Find the value of c that satisfies the theorem for the function f x 3 x on the interval (4,9).
[Feb2022: 25/4]
3. Find the value(s) of c for the function f x x 23 2 on the interval [-2,1]. [Jul2021: -0.2679]
4. If f ( x) x 5 , find the value of c in the interval (4, 11) that satisfies the above theorem. [Sept13:
2.46]
3 2x
5. If f ( x ) , find the value of c in the interval (1, 5) that satisfies the above theorem. [Mar13: 2.46]
x 1
6. If f ( x ) x ln( x 3) , find the value of c in the interval (4, 7) that satisfies the above theorem. [Oct12:
5.164]
7. If f ( x) 4x 1 , find the value of c in the interval (0, 6) that satisfies the above theorem. [Mar12: 2]
8. If f ( x ) 5x 2 3x 2 , find the value of c in the interval (2, 4) that satisfies the above theorem. [Apr11:3]
9. If f ( x) 9 3x 3 , find the value of c in the interval (2,11) that satisfies the above theorem. [Oct10:
73
]
24
10. Find the value of c that satisfy the Mean Value Theorem for the function f ( x) x 6 on the interval
(-2,10). [Apr10: c=3]
For the following questions, use this theorem:
Rolle’s theorem for derivative states that,
“Let f be differentiable on (a,b) and continuous on [a,b]. If f(a)=f(b)=0, then there is at least one number
c in (a,b) such that f’(c)=0.”
1 4 1
11. Find the value of c in the interval (1,3) such that f’(c)=0 if f ( x) 2
. [Oct06]
x 3x 3
12. Find all the values of c in the interval (-2,2) such that f’(c)=0 if f ( x ) x 3 4x . [Apr07]
13. Find all the values of c in the interval (0,3) such that f’(c)=0 if f ( x ) x 2 3 x 1 . [Apr09]
