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Question 10.17

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3 months ago

Consider the functions f(x)=xf(x)=|x| and g(x)=x3g(x)=x^3. We have that ff is not differentiable at x=0x=0 and gg takes on all real values. Moreover,

f(g(x))={x3,x0,x3,otherwise.f(g(x))=\begin{cases}x^3,&x\ge0,\\-x^3,&\text{otherwise.}\end{cases}

So

(fg)(x)={3x2,x0,3x2,x<0.(f\circ g)'(x)=\begin{cases}3x^2,&x\ge0,\\-3x^2,&x<0.\end{cases}

For x=0x=0,

limh0+f(g(h))h=limh0+h3h=limh0+h2=0\lim_{h\to0^+}\frac{f(g(h))}{h}=\lim_{h\to0^+}\frac{|h^3|}{h}=\lim_{h\to0^+}h^2=0

and

limh0f(g(h))h=limh0h3h=limh0h2=0.\lim_{h\to0^-}\frac{f(g(h))}{h}=\lim_{h\to0^-}\frac{|h^3|}{h}=\lim_{h\to0^-}-h^2=0.

Hence, fgf\circ g is differentiable.

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