Proof (a) Let and be continuous on the closed interval If and prove that there exists

Chapter 2, Problem 128

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Proof

(a) Let \(f_{1}(x) \text { and } f_{2}(x)\) be continuous on the closed interval [a, b]. If \(f_{1}(a)<f_{2}(a) \text { and } f_{1}(b)>f_{2}(b)\), prove that there exists c between a and b that \(f_{1}(c)=f_{2}(c)\).

(b) Show that there exists c in \([0, \pi / 2]\) such that cos x = x. Use a graphing utility to approximate c to three decimal places.

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f_1 (x) and f_2 (x)

f_1 (a) < f_1 (b) > f_2 (b)

f_1 (c) = f_2 (c)

[0, pi/2]