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Continuity & Differentiability · Question 83 of 125

Question 83

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Which of these describes f(x)=∣x∣f(x) = \lvert x \rvert at x=0x = 0?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. ∣x∣→0=f(0)\lvert x \rvert \to 0 = f(0) from both sides: continuous.

  2. The left derivative is −1-1 and the right one 1: not differentiable.

Worth noting

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