Home > CALC > Chapter 5 > Lesson 5.2.5 > Problem 5-103
Graph
and rewrite as a piecewise function. There will be two pieces. The graph indicates that
is the boundary point. Zoom in at
on your graphing calculator and carefully examine the curve. Does appear differentiable at ? Why or why not? Does the slope from the left of
appear to agree with the slope from the right? To confirm whether or not
is differentiable at , we need to examine . Use the piecewise function from part (a) to find for . Find the derivative of each piece of your piecewise function.
Then evaluate these limits. Do they agree?Does
? State a conclusion. Notice Hana's definition of the derivative! This question is asking
from the left agrees with from the right.
Looking at the graphs, do the slopes appear to agree from both sides of?
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