Mean value theorem for integrals.

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find c such that (f)average=f(c)

f(x)=7sin(x)-sin(2x), [0,pi]

ok so i found (f)average= 14/pi

then i tried to compute:
7sin(c)-sin(2c)= (14/pi)

but the answers i got were wrong.
please if someone could reply with some helpful information on how to solve this. thank you
 
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this is how i would start it:

7\sin c - \sin 2c = \frac{14}{\pi}

7\sin c - 2\sin c \cos c = \frac{14}{\pi}.

Let a = \sin c and b = \cos c.

Then 7a-2ab = \frac{14}{\pi}. We also know that a^{2} + b^{2} = 1. Can you go from there?
 
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