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Past exam of the Probability, statistics and options II course of the University of Oxford 2009 F F2 b Solution by
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Define the scalar function on . It is continuous there and differentiable inside, with derivative by the chain rule. The one-dimensional mean value theorem gives for some , proving the displayed vector-paired version. No claim of a single intermediate point giving a vector equality without pairing is required.
For the final assertion, use the scalar mean value theorem directly on : it is continuous at and differentiable for . Thusfor some . The assumed limits of all partial derivatives imply as , . Consequently . Hence and is differentiable there. This argument uses only differentiability on the interior of the line segment, so it does not assume the conclusion at its endpoint.
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