Practice Problems for Average Value and the Mean Value Theorem

See pages 340 and 345

Find the average value of f on the given interval

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1. f (x) = sin(x), [0, π] Ans:
π

h µ ¶
2 π πi 4π 23/2
2. f (x) = sin (x) cos(x), − , Ans: +1
2 4 3 24

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3. f (x) = x4 , [−1, 1] Ans:
5

For problems 4 and 5,

(a) Find the average value of f on the given interval

(b) Find c such that av(f ) = f (c) (As guaranteed by the mean value theorem)
(c) Sketch the graph of f and a rectangle whose area is the same as the area under
the graph of f .

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4. f (x) = 4 − x2 , [0, 2] Ans: (a) (b) c = √
3 3

5. f (x) = 4x − x2 , [0, 3] Ans: (a) 3 (b) c = 1 and c = 3