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Question 9.5

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3 months ago

Notice that for xZx\notin\mathbb{Z}, we have

f(x)=limh0f(x+h)f(x)h=limh0x+hxh=xxh=0.\begin{align*} f'(x)&=\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h} \\ &=\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{\lfloor x+h\rfloor-\lfloor x\rfloor}{h} \\ &=\frac{x-x}{h} \\ &=0. \end{align*}

For xZx\in\mathbb{Z}, we have

limh0f(x+h)f(x)h=limh0x+hxh=limh0x1xh=limh01h.\begin{align*} \lim_{h\to 0^-}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h} &=\lim_{h\to 0^-}\frac{\lfloor x+h\rfloor-\lfloor x\rfloor}{h} \\ &=\lim_{h\to 0^-}\frac{x-1-x}{h} \\ &=\lim_{h\to 0^-}\frac{-1}{h}. \end{align*}

Hence, the left hand derivative does not exist for xZx\in\mathbb{Z}. Consequently, the derivative does not exist for xZx\in\mathbb{Z}.

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