Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

The set of points where the function f (x) = x | x | is differentiable is

Options:

(–∞, ∞)

(–∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞)

(0, ∞)

[0, ∞]

Correct Answer:

(–∞, ∞)

Explanation:

$f(x)=-x^2,x<0$

$=x^2,x≥0$

The function is differentiable for all x > 0 and for all x < 0.

Take differentiability for x = 0.

$∴L.H.D.=\underset{h→0}{\lim}\frac{-(-h)^2-0}{-h}=0$

$R.H.D.=\underset{h→0}{\lim}\frac{h^2-0}{h}=0$