Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 3 - Differentiation - 3.2 The Derivative as a Function - Exercises - Page 116: 74

Answer

The function is differentiable for all $ x\geq 0$.

Work Step by Step

Since $ f'(x)=\frac{3}{2}x^{1/2}$, then the function is differentiable for all $ x\geq 0$. For negative $x$ values, we can not take the square root, so the derivative is not defined.
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