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Find the values in the interval (1, 2) of the mean value theorem satisfied by the function f(x) = x – x2 for 1 ≤ x ≤ 2.

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f(1) = 0 and f(2) = -2. Clearly f(x) is defined and differentiable in 1 < x < 2. Therefore, by the Mean Value Theorem, there exists a c ∈(1, 2) such that 

f'(c) = \(\frac {f(2)−f(1)}{2 -1}\) = 1 – 2c 

That is, 1 – 2c = -2 

⇒ c = 3/2



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