Let f(x) = tan x. (a) Show that there is no point c in the interval (0, π) such that f '(c) = 0, even though f(0) = f(π) = 0. (b) Explain why the result in part (a) does not contradict Rolle’s Theorem

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Let f(x) = tan x.


(a) Show that there is no point c in the interval (0, π)
such that f '(c) = 0, even though f(0) = f(π) = 0.


(b) Explain why the result in part (a) does not contradict Rolle’s Theorem

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