Module 6 : Definition of Integral
Lecture 16 : Integral as a limit of Riemann sums [Section 16.2]
16.2.6

Theorem (Mean Value Property for Definite Integrals):

 

If is continuous, then there is at least one point such that
                 

  Proof:
 

Since is continuous on , it is integrable. Let
                 
Then,
                  
i.e.,
                  .

Thus,
                 
the range of . Thus, by the intermediate value property for continuous functions, there exists a point such that
                  

   
   
   
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