Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 2 - Section 2.7 - Derivatives and Rates of Change - 2.7 Exercises - Page 151: 60

Answer

$f'(0)$ exists and $f'(0) = 0$

Work Step by Step

$f(x) = x^2~sin(\frac{1}{x})~~~$ if $x\neq 0$ $f(x) = 0~~~~~~~$ if $x = 0$ We can try to evaluate $f'(0)$ using Definition 4: $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{f(0+h)-f(0)}{h}$ $=\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{(0+h)^2~sin(\frac{1}{0+h})-0}{h}$ $=\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{h^2~sin(\frac{1}{h})}{h}$ $=\lim\limits_{h \to 0} h~sin(\frac{1}{h})$ Note that for all $h$ such that $h \neq 0$: $h(-1) \leq h~sin(\frac{1}{h}) \leq h(1)$ $-h \leq h~sin(\frac{1}{h}) \leq h$ Also: $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} (-h) = \lim\limits_{h \to 0} h = 0$ According to the Squeeze Theorem: $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} h~sin(\frac{1}{h}) = 0$ $f'(0)$ exists and $f'(0) = 0$
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