On the Maximum Arc Length of Monotonic Functions
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چکیده
We revisit a problem solved in 1963 by Zaanen & Luxemburg in this monthly: what is the largest possible length of the graph of a monotonic function on an interval? And is there such a function that attains this length? This is an interesting and intriguing problem with a somewhat surprising answer, that should be of interest to a broad spectrum of mathematicians starting with upper level undergraduates. The proof given by Zaanen & Luxemburg is very short and elegant but not accessible to an undergraduate. We give here a longer, but elementary, proof. MSC Primary 26A30, 26A48, 28A10
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The American Mathematical Monthly
دوره 121 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014