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The mean value theorem tells us (roughly) that if we know the slope of the secant line of a function whose derivative is continuous, then there must be a tangent line nearby with that same slope. This lets us draw conclusions about the behavior of a function based on knowledge of its derivative.
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Generalizing the Mean Value Theorem
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