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What are/is the conditions to satify Lagrange’s mean value theorem?

Options

A

f is continuous on [a,b]

B

f is differentiable on (a,b)

C

f is differentiable and continuous on (a,b)

D

f is differentiable and non-continuous on (a,b)

Correct Answer :

f is differentiable and continuous on (a,b)

Solution :

The correct option is "f is differentiable and continuous on (a,b)".

Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem (LMVT) states that if a real-valued function f is defined on a closed interval ab, it must satisfy the following fundamental conditions:
1. The function f must be continuous on the closed interval ab.
2. The function f must be differentiable on the open interval ab.

To understand why the correct option specifies that the function must be both differentiable and continuous on the open interval ab, we look at the relationship between differentiability and continuity:
A fundamental theorem in calculus states that if a function is differentiable at any point, it must also be continuous at that point. Therefore, because the function f is required to be differentiable on the open interval ab, it automatically implies that f is also continuous on the same open interval ab.

Thus, on the open interval ab, the function is both differentiable and continuous, making this option the correct statement describing the behavior of the function within the open interval.

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