Complex Analysis: Theory and Applications · Problem 6.2.18

Complex Integration — Howell & Matthews

Mathematics — Complex Analysis · mean-value-theorem-complex

Problem

Let f(t)=eitf(t) = e^{it} be defined on a≤t≤ba \leq t \leq b, where a=0a = 0, and b=2πb = 2\pi. Show that there is no number c∈(a,b)c \in (a,b) such that f(c)(b−a)=∫abf(t) dtf(c)(b-a) = \displaystyle\int_a^b f(t)\,dt. In other words, the mean value theorem for definite integrals that you learned in calculus does not hold for complex functions.

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