Real Analysis: Derivatives and Sequences
Suppose that f: [a,b]  R is differentiable, that 0 < m f '(x) M for x є [a,b], and that f(a) < 0 < f(b). Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has a unique root in [a,b]. Show also that for any given x1 є [a,b], the sequence (xn), xn+1 = xn - for n = 1, 2,..., is well defined (i.e. for each n, xn є [a