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Intuition behind the Mean Value Theorem

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  • THIS CALLS FOR MAGENTA

  • It's cool if you solve this for a general quadratic; Ax^2+Bx+C for the interval [h,k]

    (A(h^2)+B(h)+C)-(A(k)^2+B(k)+C­))/(h-k)=2Ax+B (derivative of the general quadratic)

    (A(h^2)-A(k)^2+B(h)-B(k))/(h-k­)=2Ax+B

    (A(h^2-k^2)+B(h-k))/(h-k)=2Ax+­B

    (A(h-k)(h+k)+B(h-k))/(h-k)=2Ax­+B

    A(h+k)+B=2Ax+B

    A(h+k)=2Ax

    x=(h+k)/2

    so the x-coordinate for any parabola where the average slope is equal to the slope of the derivative at the point is equal to the average of the endpoints of that interval...FASCINATING

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  • thank you for explaining open/closed interval

  • photosynthesis, respiration, mean value theorem...khan academy is always there to help me when i need it (and thank god - my grade would have suffered greatly without it)

  • @Oboeplayer511 you just made that up

  • Why can't teachers and textbooks just explain right on the spot with simple words instead of trying to make it sound all scholarly and beating around the bush?

  • Say the interval is [a,b], can C be equal to a? or just the open interval ( A point somewhere between a and b )?

  • you make my life so much easier you have no idea. my book makes no sense to me but you make it make sense. thank you so much!

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  • yes i do believe it calls for magenta

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