Showing a function has one root in an interval Could anyone shine some light on this question please?
By considering $f'(x)$, show that $$f(x)=x^3 - 2$$ has exactly one root for $x$ greater than or equal to $0$.
 A: Hint: $f'(x)=3x^2\ge 0$ for all $x$.
Note that the function is increasing and $f(0)<0$ and $f(2)>0$, what can you conclude using continuity of $f$?
Side-note the roots of the equation are $2^{1/3}\cdot \omega ^i$ where $i=0,1,2$ and $\omega$ is the cube root of unity. i.e. there is only one real root.
A: After differentiate, you have $f'> 0$ for $x>0$, so it's strictly increasing. Then by intermediate value theorem, there exists a root. By strictly increasing, the root is unique.
A: By intermediate value theorem, you can see that $f(0) < 0$ and $f(2)>0$, therefore $f$ has a root $x_0$ between 0 and 2. Now suppose there exists another $x_1 \geq 0$ such that $f(x_1) = f(x_0) = 0$ By Rolle's Theorem, that would mean there exists $x_0\leq x_2 \leq x_1$ such that $f'(x_2) = 0$.
Now $f'(x) = 3x^2$. Note that $f'(x) = 0 \iff x = 0$, but $0$ isn't found in the interval we're considering.
Therefore, there can't be two roots of this polynomial function greater or equal than 0.
A: Note that $f(0) < 0$. Take the derivative and note that it is positive on the entire interval.  Conclude that f must cross the axis only once.
