Mean value theorem for integrals

A continuous function attains its average value somewhere on the interval.
Mean value theorem for integrals

Mean value theorem for integrals: Let a<ba<b and let f:[a,b]Rf:[a,b]\to\mathbb{R} be continuous. Then there exists c[a,b]c\in[a,b] such that

abf(x)dx=f(c)(ba). \int_a^b f(x)\,dx = f(c)\,(b-a).

Equivalently, the average value 1baabf(x)dx\frac{1}{b-a}\int_a^b f(x)\,dx is achieved by ff at some point; this relies on the together with existence of the for continuous functions.