WTS: βxβ(a,b),fβ²(x)=0βΉβx1β,x2ββ(a,b),f(x1β)=f(x2β)
Proof
- Let a,b be arbitrary
- Let a<b
- Assume βxβ(a,b),fβ²(x)=0
- This means f is Differentiable on (a,b)
- So f is continuous on (a,b)
- Let x1β,x2ββ(a,b) be arbitrary
- Case 1: x1β=x2β
- Then f(x1β)=f(x2β)
- Case 2: x1β<x2β or x2β<x1β
- Note that f is Differentiable on (x1β,x2β) as (x1β,x2β)β(a,b)
- Note that f is Continuous on [x1β,x2β] as (x1β,x2β)β(a,b)
- Thus by MVT, fβ²(x)=x2ββx1βf(x2β)βf(x1β)β
- βΉ0=x2ββx1βf(x2β)βf(x1β)β
- βΉ0=f(x2β)βf(x1β)
- βΉf(x1β)=f(x2β)
- Hence f(x2β)=f(x1β)
- As required β‘