Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 2 - Differentiation - Review Exercises - Page 157: 7

Answer

$f(x)$ is differentiable $\forall x\in\mathbb{R}-\{3\}$.

Work Step by Step

Step-1: Differentiate the following equation, $$f(x)=(x-3)^{2/5}$$, $$f'(x)=\frac{2}{5}\times \frac{1}{(x-3)^{3/5}}$$ Step-2: It can be clearly seen that $f'(x)$ is not defined at $x=3$. Thus, $f(x)$ is differentiable at all values of $x$ except $3$.
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