grandes-ecoles 2016 QIV.A.3

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__pc Chain Rule Limit Evaluation Involving Composition or Substitution
For an application $f : \mathbb{R}_+^* \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ of class $\mathcal{C}^\infty$, we define the application $$\delta(f) : \left\{ \begin{array}{l} \mathbb{R}_+^* \rightarrow \mathbb{R} \\ x \mapsto f(x+1) - f(x) \end{array} \right.$$
Explain why, for every $x > 0$, there exists a $y_1 \in \left]0, 1\right[$ such that $$(\delta(f))(x) = f'(x + y_1)$$
For an application $f : \mathbb{R}_+^* \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ of class $\mathcal{C}^\infty$, we define the application
$$\delta(f) : \left\{ \begin{array}{l} \mathbb{R}_+^* \rightarrow \mathbb{R} \\ x \mapsto f(x+1) - f(x) \end{array} \right.$$

Explain why, for every $x > 0$, there exists a $y_1 \in \left]0, 1\right[$ such that
$$(\delta(f))(x) = f'(x + y_1)$$