This document contains a math assignment submitted by Sharwan Solanki. It includes two questions, the first asking to find the rank of a matrix by row reducing it to reduced row echelon form, which is found to be 3. The second question verifies Rolle's theorem for a given function over the interval [-√2, √2] by showing the function satisfies the three conditions of the theorem and finding a point c where the derivative is 0.
4. ROLLE’S THEOREM
Theorem: let f(x) be a function such that
1. It is continuous in closed interval ⦋a, b⦌;
2. It is differentiable in open interval (a, b) and
3. f(a)=f(b)
Then there exists at least one point c ϵ (a, b) such that f ’(c) =0
1) Verify Rolle’s theorem for f(x)= 2x3 + x2 -4x-2 in [−√2, √2].
Solution: f(x) is a polynomial and hence is continuous and differentiable
for all x. Hence the first two conditions of Rolle ’s Theorem are satisfied.
Now f (√2 ) = 2(√2 )3 + (√2 )2 - 4√2 -2 = 4√2 +2 - 4√2 - 2 = 0
And f (-√2 ) = 2(−√2 )3 + (−√2 )2 - 4(−√2 ) -2 = -4√2 +2 + 4√2 - 2 = 0
Hence f (−√2 ) = f (√2 ) =0. Thus condition (3) of Rolle ’s Theorem is also
satisfied.
Hence by Rolle ’s Theorem, there exists a point c in (−√2 , √2 ) such that
f ’(c)
Verification: Consider f ’(c) =0
i.e. , 6c2 +2c -4 =0
⇒ 3c2 +c -2 =0
⇒ (3c -2)(c +1)=0
⇒ c=
2
3
or c= -1
Both c =
2
3
, -1 are in between (−√2 , √2 ).
Hence Rolle ’s Theorem is verified.
Name: Sharwan Solanki
Roll.no: 18951A05G3