If f(x) = , then [f'(x)]2 is equal to
1 + 2x
2
1
D.
1
On, differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
f'(x) = 1 [f'(x)]2 = 1
The function is not suitable to apply Rolle's theorem, since
f(x) is not continuous on [1, 5]
f(1) f(5)
f(x) is continuous only at x = 4
f(x) is not differentiable at x = 4