
Rolle’s theorem
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Let $f:[a,b]\rightarrow \R$ be a function such that $f$ is continuous on the closed interval $[a,b]$, differentiable on the open interval $(a,b)$, and with $f(a)=f(b)$. Then, there exists $c\in (a,b)$ such that $f'(c)=0$.