Chapter 23 of 46

The Mean Value Theorem

Name: The Mean Value Theorem
Description: If you averaged 60 mph over an hour, at some instant you were doing exactly 60. Obvious-sounding — and one of the most load-bearing facts in calculus.

If you averaged 60 mph over an hour, at some instant you were doing exactly 60. Obvious-sounding — and one of the most load-bearing facts in calculus.

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By the end

Each chapter closes with capabilities, not topics. Watch for these.

01Verify hypotheses and apply the Mean Value Theorem

02Use Rolle's theorem as the special case

03Draw conclusions about f from facts about f'