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fx fy<br />

x y f x /2 *’<br />

Combine (*) with (*’), we have<br />

|f x f y| .<br />

Hence, we have proved f is continuous on a, b.<br />

Remark: (i) <strong>The</strong> open interval can be changed into a closed interval; it just need to<br />

consider its endpoints. That is, f is continuous on a, b if this condition holds throughout<br />

a, b. <strong>The</strong> proof is similar, so we omit it.<br />

(ii) <strong>The</strong> converse of statement in the exercise is alos true. We write it as follows. Let f <br />

be continuous on a, b, and 0. Prove that there exists a 0 such that<br />

fx fc<br />

x c f c <br />

whenever 0 |x c| , a x, c, b.<br />

Proof: Given 0, we want to find a 0 such that<br />

fx fc<br />

x c f c <br />

whenever 0 |x c| , a x, c b. Sincef is continuous on a, b, we know that f is<br />

uniformly continuous on a, b. That is, given 0, there is a 0 such that as<br />

dx, y , wehave<br />

|f x f y| . *<br />

Consider dx, c , x a, b, thenby(*),wehave<br />

fx fc<br />

x c f c |f x f c| by Mean Value <strong>The</strong>orem<br />

where dx , x . So, we complete it.<br />

Note: This could be expressed by saying that f is uniformly differentiable on a, b if f <br />

is continuous on a, b.<br />

5.26 Assume f has a finite derivative in a, b and is continuous on a, b, with<br />

a fx b for all x in a, b and |f x| 1 for all x in a, b. Prove that f has a<br />

unique fixed point in a, b.<br />

Proof: Given any x, y a, b, thus, by Mean Value <strong>The</strong>orem, wehave<br />

|fx fy| |f z||x y| |x y| by hypothesis.<br />

So, we know that f is a contraction on a complete metric space a, b. So,f has a unique<br />

fixed point in a, b.<br />

5.27 Give an example of a pair of functions f and g having a finite derivatives in 0, 1,<br />

such that<br />

but such that lim x0<br />

f x<br />

g x<br />

lim<br />

x0<br />

fx<br />

gx 0,<br />

does not exist, choosing g so that g x is never zero.<br />

Proof: Letfx sin1/x and gx 1/x. <strong>The</strong>n it is trivial for that g x is never zero.<br />

In addition, we have<br />

fx<br />

f<br />

lim 0, and lim<br />

x<br />

does not exist.<br />

x0 gx x0 g x

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