$f(x) = {x^3} - 2{x^2} - x + 3{\mathop{\rm in}\nolimits} [0,1]$
$f(x) = {x^3} - 2{x^2} - x + 3{\mathop{\rm in}\nolimits} [0,1]$
Official Solution
We have, $f(x) = {x^3} - 2{x^2} - x + 3$ in [0,1]
(i) Since, $f(x)$ is a polynomial function.
Hence, $f(x)$ is continuous in [0,1] .
(ii) ${f^\prime }(x) = 3{x^2} - 4x - 1,$ which exists in (0,1)
Hence, $f(x)$ is differentiable in (0,1) .
Since, conditions of mean value theorem are satisfied.
Therefore, by mean value theorem $\exists c \in (0,1)$, such that
${f^\prime }(c) = \frac{{f(1) - f(0)}}{{1 - 0}}$
$\Rightarrow$ $3{c^2} - 4c - 1 = \frac{{[1 - 2 - 1 + 3] - [0 + 3]}}{{1 - 0}}$
$\Rightarrow$ $3{c^2} - 4c - 1 = \frac{{ - 2}}{1}$
$\Rightarrow$ $3{c^2} - 4c + 1 = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $3{c^2} - 3c - c + 1 = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $3c(c - 1) - 1(c - 1) = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $(3c - 1)(c - 1) = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $c = 1/3,1,$ where $\frac{1}{3} \in (0,1)$
Hence, the mean value theorem has been verified.
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