Exercise 349Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Differentiation › Mean Value TheoremL1Added 1 Nov 2026
Sine is 1-Lipschitz
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Statement
Prove that for all real numbers and ,
Hint
Apply the Mean Value Theorem to on the interval between and .
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Solution
If both sides are . Otherwise assume (the other case is symmetric). The function is continuous on and differentiable on , with derivative .
By the Mean Value Theorem there is such that
Since , we get .