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Question 11.39

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2 months ago

Let

fm(x)=x33x+m.f_m(x)=x^3-3x+m.

Suppose now for contradiction that ff has two roots x,y[0,1]x,y\in[0,1] with x<yx<y. By Rolle's theorem

f(c)=0f'(c)=0

for cc such that 0x<c<y10\le x<c<y\le 1. However,

f(c)=0    3c23=0    c2=1    c=±1,\begin{align*} f'(c)=0 &\implies 3c^2-3=0 \\ &\implies c^2=1 \\ &\implies c=\pm 1, \end{align*}

which contradicts the supposition that 0<c<10<c<1.

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