I have just recently covered the Intermediate Value Theorem, and I wanted to practice solving proble

Dashawn Robbins

Dashawn Robbins

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2022-05-03

I have just recently covered the Intermediate Value Theorem, and I wanted to practice solving problems involving this theorem. However, I encountered a problem that I am not exactly sure how to tackle (it's a question involving a periodic function).

I thought about splitting the proofs into 3 cases, but I don't think it would be applicable here?

The question is:

If f is periodic with a period of 2a for some a > 0, then f ( x ) = f ( x + 2 a ) for all x R. Show that if f is continous, there exists some c [ 0 , a ] such that f ( c ) = f ( c + a ).

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

Answer & Explanation

hadnya1qd

hadnya1qd

Beginner2022-05-04Added 15 answers

Good question! Try the function g ( x ) = f ( x + a ) f ( x ) since the sum/difference of continuous functions is continuous, g is continuous. If you still can't get it, leave a comment for me. note this may not work, but on first look I am pretty sure it will

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