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Continuity & Differentiability · Question 110 of 125

At how many points is this function not differentiable?

Question 110

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Let f(x)=x∣x∣+∣x−1∣f(x) = x\lvert x \rvert + \lvert x - 1 \rvert.

At how many points is this function not differentiable?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. x∣x∣x\lvert x \rvert is −x2-x^{2} for x<0x < 0 and x2x^{2} for x≥0x \ge 0: slope 0 on both sides of 0, so no corner there.

  2. ∣x−1∣\lvert x - 1 \rvert has a corner at 1, and the smooth x∣x∣x\lvert x \rvert cannot remove it: 1 point.

Worth noting

2 counts x=0x = 0 too; x∣x∣x\lvert x \rvert is smooth there.

Concept
Counting points where a function is not differentiable
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