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Which theorem did Weierstrass use to study continuous functions?

  • Bayes theorem

  • Fermat’s Last theorem

  • Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem

  • Pythagorean theorem

Answer

The Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, also known as the "extreme value theorem", states that if a function f is continuous on a closed and bounded interval, then it attains a maximum and a minimum value on that interval. This theorem was used by Weierstrass to study the properties of continuous functions, and it has been used in many other areas of mathematics, such as calculus and analysis.
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