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Intermediate Value Theorem

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The Intermediate Value Theorem is one of the very interesting properties of continous functions.

Statement

Let

Let be continous on

Let

Then, such that

Proof

Consider such that

note that and

By Location of roots theorem, such that

or

QED

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