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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.8 The Mean Value Theorem and l’Hôpital’s Rule, #10 · Calculus · Applications of derivatives

Show that no point c yields f(1) − f(−1) = f′(c)(2). Explain why the Mean Value Theorem fails to apply.

$f (x) = 1/ x^{2}$

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.8 The Mean Value Theorem and l’Hôpital’s Rule, #10

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