Roll's theorem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo real-valued functions
gptkbp:category theorems in calculus
gptkbp:field calculus
gptkbp:firstPublished 1691
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roll's theorem
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Michel_Rolle
gptkbp:requires function must be continuous on closed interval
function must be differentiable on open interval
function values at endpoints must be equal
gptkbp:sentence If a function is continuous on [a, b], differentiable on (a, b), and f(a) = f(b), then there exists c in (a, b) such that f'(c) = 0.
gptkbp:usedIn proof of the mean value theorem
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Roll
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7