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Mean value theorem for a cubic.

—

-coordinate of the

first point for secant making

—

-coordinate of the

second point for secant making

— coefficients of the polynomial

The mean value theorem states that for a smooth function

on the real line and two points

on the line, there exists a point

between

and

, such that

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Mean Value Theorem