
Jonathan C. answered 06/23/20
Experienced High School Math Teacher and Tutor
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Angie A.
asked 06/23/20I got the avaerage value its 6/5, however I cannot solve these question
Find c such that fave = f(c). (Enter solutions from smallest to largest. If there are any unused answer boxes, enter NONE in the last boxes. Round the answers to three decimal places.)
Jonathan C. answered 06/23/20
Experienced High School Math Teacher and Tutor
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Tom K. answered 06/23/20
Knowledgeable and Friendly Math and Statistics Tutor
You are correct that the mean is 6/5. Evaluate the integral, -3/(1+x^2), at the 2 endpoints and divide by 2.
Since the function is continuous on [0, 2], we are guaranteed at least one solution. Given that f(0) = 0, f(1) = 3/2, and f(2) = 12/25, we know that there are at least 2 solutions (f(1) > 6/5, and f(0) and f(2) are less)
If we calculate f'(x), we will see that there are exactly 2 solutions - the derivative is negative on ( 1/√3, 2) and positive on (0, 1/√3), as f'(x) =
(6(1+x2)^2 - 24x^2(1+x^2))/(1+x^2)^4 =
(6(1+x^2) - 12x^2)/(1+x^2)^3 =
(6 - 18x^2)/(1+x^2)^3
Now, to find where 6x/(1+x^2)^2 = 6/5, I solved using Excel's solver. You could also use Newton's method or some other process. I plotted x and f(x) for x from 0 to 2, and started the solver near the 2 solutions. I got solutions of .21979, which rounds to .220, and 1.20684, which rounds to 1.207.
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