Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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Author:James Stewart
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Chapter1: Functions And Models
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RCC: (a) What is a function? What are its domain and range? (b) What is the graph of a function? (c) How...
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We will apply the intermediate value theorem. For a continuous function f(x) if f(a) and f(b) differ in sign then there must be at least one root of f(x) in the interval [a, b]
Step 2
Let's test each option one by one and sequentially:
f(x) = x + sinx - 1
First option:
f(3π/2) = 3π/2 + sin(3π/2) - 1 = 3π/2 - 1 - 1 > 0
f(2π) = 2π + sin2π - 1 = 2π + 0 - 1 > 0
the function has the same sign at both the boundary points, hence there may not be a solution in this interval.
Second option:
f(π) = π + sinπ - 1 = π - 1 - 1 > 0
f(3π/2) = 3π/2 + sin(3π/2) - 1 = 3π/2 - 1 - 1 > 0
the function has the same sign at both the boundary points, hence there may not be a solution in this interval.
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