IMC 2005 · Problem 4

Day 212th IMC · Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Statement

Prove that if f:RRf : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is three times differentiable, then there exists a real number ξ(1,1)\xi \in (-1,1) such that

f(ξ)6=f(1)f(1)2f(0).\frac{f'''(\xi)}{6} = \frac{f(1) - f(-1)}{2} - f'(0).

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