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How would I give a simple example of a function $f$ differentiable in a deleted neighborhood of $x_0$ such that $lim_{xto x_0}f^prime(x)$ does not exist? I cannot seem to think of an example.



A delete neighborhood is an open interval about $x_0$ which does not contain $x_0$. So, $(x_0-delta,x_0+delta)-{x_0}$ for some $delta>0$.



How would something be differentiable in a deleted neighborhood if at the point of the derivative, the limit does not exist. Presumably, the derivative ends up looking something like $lim_{xto x_0} dfrac{1}{x}$, if it does not exist.






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  • I was thinking about the Heaviside's function but I will say the absolute value $|x|$ around $x=0$.
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How would I give a simple example of a function $f$ differentiable in a deleted neighborhood of $x_0$ such that $lim_{xto x_0}f^prime(x)$ does not exist? I cannot seem to think of an example.



A delete neighborhood is an open interval about $x_0$ which does not contain $x_0$. So, $(x_0-delta,x_0+delta)-{x_0}$ for some $delta>0$.



How would something be differentiable in a deleted neighborhood if at the point of the derivative, the limit does not exist. Presumably, the derivative ends up looking something like $lim_{xto x_0} dfrac{1}{x}$, if it does not exist.






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  • @Dog_69 No, it can be any function we can dream up
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  • I was thinking about the Heaviside's function but I will say the absolute value $|x|$ around $x=0$.
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How would I give a simple example of a function $f$ differentiable in a deleted neighborhood of $x_0$ such that $lim_{xto x_0}f^prime(x)$ does not exist? I cannot seem to think of an example.



A delete neighborhood is an open interval about $x_0$ which does not contain $x_0$. So, $(x_0-delta,x_0+delta)-{x_0}$ for some $delta>0$.



How would something be differentiable in a deleted neighborhood if at the point of the derivative, the limit does not exist. Presumably, the derivative ends up looking something like $lim_{xto x_0} dfrac{1}{x}$, if it does not exist.






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How would I give a simple example of a function $f$ differentiable in a deleted neighborhood of $x_0$ such that $lim_{xto x_0}f^prime(x)$ does not exist? I cannot seem to think of an example.



A delete neighborhood is an open interval about $x_0$ which does not contain $x_0$. So, $(x_0-delta,x_0+delta)-{x_0}$ for some $delta>0$.



How would something be differentiable in a deleted neighborhood if at the point of the derivative, the limit does not exist. Presumably, the derivative ends up looking something like $lim_{xto x_0} dfrac{1}{x}$, if it does not exist.






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  • Must be your function continuous?
    – Dog_69
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  • @Dog_69 No, it can be any function we can dream up
    – kaisa
    yesterday










  • I was thinking about the Heaviside's function but I will say the absolute value $|x|$ around $x=0$.
    – Dog_69
    yesterday




















  • Must be your function continuous?
    – Dog_69
    yesterday












  • @Dog_69 No, it can be any function we can dream up
    – kaisa
    yesterday










  • I was thinking about the Heaviside's function but I will say the absolute value $|x|$ around $x=0$.
    – Dog_69
    yesterday


















Must be your function continuous?
– Dog_69
yesterday






Must be your function continuous?
– Dog_69
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@Dog_69 No, it can be any function we can dream up
– kaisa
yesterday




@Dog_69 No, it can be any function we can dream up
– kaisa
yesterday












I was thinking about the Heaviside's function but I will say the absolute value $|x|$ around $x=0$.
– Dog_69
yesterday






I was thinking about the Heaviside's function but I will say the absolute value $|x|$ around $x=0$.
– Dog_69
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    Take $f(x) = x sin (1/x)$ near $0$






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      You may try $f(x)=x^2cos(1/x)$, so that $f'(x)=2xcos(1/x)-sin(1/x)$ has a point of discontinuity at $x=0$.






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        This is a slightly better example than mine, in fact, because $f$ is differentiable at zero as well.
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      Does $f(x)=x^frac 12 $ count?
      $f'(x)=frac 1{2x^frac 12}$ which is discontinuous at $x=0$






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        Yes, it does! But see my remark on $x^2 cos 1/x$
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      $$ln'(x) = dfrac{1}{x}$$



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                Take $f(x) = x sin (1/x)$ near $0$






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                        You may try $f(x)=x^2cos(1/x)$, so that $f'(x)=2xcos(1/x)-sin(1/x)$ has a point of discontinuity at $x=0$.






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                          This is a slightly better example than mine, in fact, because $f$ is differentiable at zero as well.
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                        You may try $f(x)=x^2cos(1/x)$, so that $f'(x)=2xcos(1/x)-sin(1/x)$ has a point of discontinuity at $x=0$.






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                          This is a slightly better example than mine, in fact, because $f$ is differentiable at zero as well.
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                        You may try $f(x)=x^2cos(1/x)$, so that $f'(x)=2xcos(1/x)-sin(1/x)$ has a point of discontinuity at $x=0$.






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                        You may try $f(x)=x^2cos(1/x)$, so that $f'(x)=2xcos(1/x)-sin(1/x)$ has a point of discontinuity at $x=0$.







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                          This is a slightly better example than mine, in fact, because $f$ is differentiable at zero as well.
                          – Richard Martin
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                          This is a slightly better example than mine, in fact, because $f$ is differentiable at zero as well.
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                        This is a slightly better example than mine, in fact, because $f$ is differentiable at zero as well.
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                        This is a slightly better example than mine, in fact, because $f$ is differentiable at zero as well.
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                        Does $f(x)=x^frac 12 $ count?
                        $f'(x)=frac 1{2x^frac 12}$ which is discontinuous at $x=0$






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                          Yes, it does! But see my remark on $x^2 cos 1/x$
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                        Does $f(x)=x^frac 12 $ count?
                        $f'(x)=frac 1{2x^frac 12}$ which is discontinuous at $x=0$






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                          Yes, it does! But see my remark on $x^2 cos 1/x$
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                        Does $f(x)=x^frac 12 $ count?
                        $f'(x)=frac 1{2x^frac 12}$ which is discontinuous at $x=0$






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                        Does $f(x)=x^frac 12 $ count?
                        $f'(x)=frac 1{2x^frac 12}$ which is discontinuous at $x=0$







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                          Yes, it does! But see my remark on $x^2 cos 1/x$
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                          Yes, it does! But see my remark on $x^2 cos 1/x$
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                        Yes, it does! But see my remark on $x^2 cos 1/x$
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                        Yes, it does! But see my remark on $x^2 cos 1/x$
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                        $$ln'(x) = dfrac{1}{x}$$



                        If you are looking for that exact derivative.






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