Problem

(a) Find the average value of the function $f(x)=3 \sqrt{x}$ on the interval $[0,4]$.
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f_{a v e}=
\]
(b) Find $c$ such that $f_{\text {ave }}=f(c)$.
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c=
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Final Answer: The average value of the function $f(x)=3 \sqrt{x}$ on the interval $[0,4]$ is \(\boxed{4}\) and the value of $c$ such that $f_{ave}=f(c)$ is \(\boxed{\frac{16}{9}}\).

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Step 1 :The average value of a function $f(x)$ on the interval $[a,b]$ is given by the formula: \[f_{ave} = \frac{1}{b-a} \int_{a}^{b} f(x) dx\]

Step 2 :In this case, $f(x) = 3\sqrt{x}$, $a=0$ and $b=4$. So we need to calculate the integral of $f(x)$ from $0$ to $4$ and then divide it by $4-0=4$.

Step 3 :The average value of the function $f(x)=3 \sqrt{x}$ on the interval $[0,4]$ is 4.

Step 4 :Now, we need to find the value of $c$ such that $f_{ave}=f(c)$. This means we need to solve the equation $f(c) = f_{ave}$ for $c$.

Step 5 :The value of $c$ such that $f_{ave}=f(c)$ is $\frac{16}{9}$.

Step 6 :Final Answer: The average value of the function $f(x)=3 \sqrt{x}$ on the interval $[0,4]$ is \(\boxed{4}\) and the value of $c$ such that $f_{ave}=f(c)$ is \(\boxed{\frac{16}{9}}\).

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