Practicing Success
Let $f:[0,4] \in R$ be a continuous function such that $|f(x)| \leq 2$ for all $x \in[0,4]$ and $\int\limits_0^4 f(t) d t=2$. Then, for all $x \in[0,4]$ the value of $\int\limits_0^x f(t) d t$ lies in the interval |
$[-6+2 x, 10-2 x]$ $[-12+2 x,-7+2 x]$ $[11-2 x, 17+2 x]$ $[-8-2 x, 6-2 x]$ |
$[-6+2 x, 10-2 x]$ |
Let $\phi(x)=\int\limits_0^x f(t) d t$. Then, $\phi(x)$ is continuous on $[0,4]$ and is differentiable on $(0,4)$ such that $\phi'(x)=f(x)$. Applying Lagrange's mean value Theorem to $\phi(x)$ on $[x, 4]$, we get $\phi'(c) =\frac{\phi(4)-\phi(x)}{4-x}$ for some $c \in(x, 4)$ $\Rightarrow f(c) =\frac{2-\phi(x)}{4-x}$ $\Rightarrow |f(c)|=\left|\frac{2-\phi(x)}{4-x}\right| $ $\Rightarrow |f(c)|=\left|\frac{\phi(x)-2}{4-x}\right|$ $\Rightarrow \left|\frac{\phi(x)-2}{4-x}\right| \leq 2$ $\Rightarrow |\phi(x)-2| \leq 8-2 x$ $\Rightarrow -8+2 x \leq \phi(x)-2 \leq 8-2 x$ $\Rightarrow 2 x-6 \leq \phi(x) \leq 10-2 x$ $\Rightarrow \phi(x) \in[2 x-6,10-2 x]$ |