Unit 1 · Limits and Continuity
Chapter 1.8
The Intermediate Value Theorem
Prove an equation has a solution without ever solving it.
10–13 min · free · lesson 8 of 46
By the end
- 01State the IVT and check its hypotheses
- 02Use the IVT to guarantee roots and intermediate values
- 03Explain why continuity is the essential hypothesis
In unit 1
- 1.1Can Change Happen in an Instant?11–15
- 1.2Reading Limits from Graphs and Tables10–14
- 1.3Computing Limits Exactly12–16
- 1.4The Squeeze Theorem10–14
- 1.5What It Means to Be Continuous10–14
- 1.6Continuity on Intervals — and Repairing Breaks10–14
- 1.7Limits at the Edges: Asymptotes11–15
- 1.8The Intermediate Value Theorem10–13