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Mathematics

The Intermediate Value Theorem and Finding Roots

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The Intermediate Value Theorem was first rigorously stated by Bernard Bolzano in 1817, though it was implicitly used earlier by mathematicians like Cauchy.

Why this is interesting

Imagine crossing a river — at some point you must touch the water. Similarly, a continuous function that goes from negative to positive must cross zero. Where does it cross?