Consider the equation xe^x = cos x
(a) Apply the intermediate value theorem to show that the function has a root in the interval
[0, 1].
Function is continuous on
since
Then by the intermediate value theorem there exists the number in such that
Therefore the function has a root in the interval
Comments
Yes, this function is also continuous.
Thank you for your answer. Can we say a function f(x) = cosx - xe^x is continuous on [0, 1]? instead of the above function written f(x) = xe^x - cosx