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<span class="exam">(b) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">f(x)</math>&nbsp; has a zero in the interval &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">[0,1].</math>
 
<span class="exam">(b) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">f(x)</math>&nbsp; has a zero in the interval &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">[0,1].</math>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 9 November 2017

The function  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle f(x)=3x^7-8x+2}   is a polynomial and therefore continuous everywhere.

(a) State the Intermediate Value Theorem.

(b) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle f(x)}   has a zero in the interval  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle [0,1].}


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