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None of these four is the geometric reading of Lagrange's mean value theorem except

  • A.some tangent is parallel to the chord joining the endpoints
  • B.some tangent is horizontal within the interval
  • C.the chord and the curve meet at an interior point
  • D.the curve lies wholly above its chord

Answer: A

The theorem says \( f'(c) = [f(b)-f(a)]/(b-a) \): a tangent somewhere inside has the same slope as the chord, so the two are parallel. A horizontal tangent is Rolle's special case, and neither an interior crossing nor a curve staying above its chord follows, the latter being a statement about convexity instead

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