Use the result of Exercise 81 to show that (x) = 1/2 cos x has at most

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Use the result of Exercise 81 to show that ƒ(x) = 1/2 cos x has at most one fixed point.


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Prove that if ƒ is differentiable on (-∞, ∞) and ƒ'(x) < 1 for all real numbers, then ƒ has at most one fixed point. A fixed point of a function ƒ is a real number c such that ƒ(c) = c. 

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781285057095

10th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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