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Exercise 4.5.7
Let be a continuous function on the closed interval with range also contained in . Prove that must have a fixed point; that is, show for at least one value of .
Answers
Since 0 and 1 are both in the range of , choose and such that and . Define ; clearly is continuous, , and . By IVT there must be some so that and hence .