Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Let on , where the real cube root is used. A student notices that the ends match and expects a horizontal tangent. Find and . Decide whether is differentiable at , with for yes and for no. Then say how many points of have .
Rolle's theorem: if is continuous on , differentiable on and , then for some in . Check all three conditions, then solve and keep the solutions inside .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The ends. and . They are equal, and is continuous on .
Step 2. Differentiability at . . It grows without bound in size, so is not differentiable at . The answer is .
Step 3. The slope elsewhere. For , , which is never zero.
Step 4. The lesson. The conditions of Rolle's theorem fail at , and the conclusion fails too. There are points with .
Answer: , and .
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