Stewart Calculus Problems Plus
Stewart Calculus Problems Plus Answers
Suppose f(1)=f'(1)=0, f” is continuous on [0,1], abs(f”(x)) is less than or = to 3 for all x . Show that abs(integral of f(x) from 0 to 1) is less than or = to 1/2.
(Taken from Stewart’s Calculus Early Transcendentals 6th Edition Chapter 7 Problems Plus)
This does not appear to be true:
Intuitively, you could define a piecewise function(with continuous derivative bounded by +/-3)
with four pieces:
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the line y = 3x
a circular arc segment with small radius
a line segment with slope -3
another circular arc with slope 0, at x = 1
Judiciously constructed, the integral, or area under the curve would certainly be greater than 1/2
since the area of the left half is very nearly 1/2
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