Sunday, 2 March 2014

calculus - How should I prove Cauchy's mean value theorem using Lagrange's mean value theorem.




I want to prove Cauchy's mean value theorem without using Rolle's theorem and only using Lagrange's mean value theorem. I tried to prove this by assuming f(x)g(x) but I proceed further please help me out with this.


Answer



If f and g are continuous real functions on [a,b] which are differentiable on (a,b). We could construct a function F(x)=[f(b)f(a)]g(x)[g(b)g(a)]f(x). Obviously, F(x) is continuous on [a,b] and differentiable on (a,b). Applying Lagrange's mean value theorem to F(x), we obtain a point ϵ(a,b) such that
F(b)F(a)=F(ϵ)(ba).
Noting that F(b)F(a)=0, we have
F(ϵ)=[f(b)f(a)]g(ϵ)[g(b)g(a)]f(ϵ)=0.

That is,
[f(b)f(a)]g(ϵ)=[g(b)g(a)]f(ϵ).


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