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Rolle's theorem Summary

Special case of the mean-value theorem of differential calculus.

It states that if a continuous curve passes through the &math.x;-axis twice within a given interval and has a unique tangent line at every point of that interval, then somewhere between the two points of interception it has a tangent parallel to the &math.x;-axis.

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