Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions - 3.1 Exercises - Page 182: 72

Answer

The function $g$ is differentiable for all values of $x$ except $x=2$ $g'(x) = 2~~~$ if $x \leq 0$ $g'(x) = 2-2x~~~$ if $0 \lt x \lt 2$ $g'(x) = -1~~~$ if $x \gt 2$ We can see a sketch of $g$ and $g'$ below.

Work Step by Step

$g(x) = 2x~~~$ if $x \leq 0$ $g(x) = 2x-x^2~~~$ if $0 \lt x \lt 2$ $g(x) = 2-x~~~$ if $x \geq 2$ $g(0) = 0$ As $x \to 0^-$, then $~~g(x)=2x$ approaches 0 As $x \to 0^+$, then $~~g(x)= 2x-x^2$ approaches 0 As $x \to 0^-$, then $~~g'(x) = 2~~$ As $x \to 0^+$, then $~~g'(x) = 2-2x~~$ and $g'(x)$ approaches the value of 2 Therefore, $g$ is differentiable at 0 $g(2) = 0$ As $x \to 2^-$, then $~~g(x)=2x-x^2$ approaches 0 As $x \to 2^+$, then $~~g(x)= 2-x$ approaches 0 As $x \to 2^-$, then $~~g'(x) = 2-2x~~$ approaches -2 As $x \to 2^+$, then $~~g'(x) = -1$ Since the derivatives are not equal from the left and the right, $g$ is not differentiable at $2$ The function $g$ is differentiable for all values of $x$ except $x=2$ We can find a formula for $g'$: $g'(x) = 2~~~$ if $x \leq 0$ $g'(x) = 2-2x~~~$ if $0 \lt x \lt 2$ $g'(x) = -1~~~$ if $x \gt 2$ We can see a sketch of $g$ and $g'$ below.
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