Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.3 Differentiation Formulas - 2.3 Exercises - Page 143: 100

Answer

$(-\infty,-2)\cup(-2,1)\cup(1,\infty)$ See graphs

Work Step by Step

We have: $$\begin{align*} |x-1|=\begin{cases} -x+1,&x\leq 1\\ x-1,&x>1. \end{cases} \end{align*}$$ $$\begin{align*} |x+2|=\begin{cases} -x-2,&x\leq -2\\ x+2,&x>-2. \end{cases} \end{align*}$$ Rewrite the given function: $$\begin{align*} h(x)&=\begin{cases} -x+1-x-2,&&x\leq -2\\ -x+1+x+2,&&-21 \end{cases}\\ &=\begin{cases} -2x-1,&&x\leq -2\\ 3,&&-21 \end{cases} \end{align*}$$ Determine the first derivative $h'(x)$: $$\begin{align*} h'(x)&=\begin{cases} -2,&&x< -2\\ 0,&&-21 \end{cases} \end{align*}$$ In the points $x=-2$ and $x=1$ the first derivative is not defined, so $f$ is differentiable on $(-\infty,-2)\cup(-2,1)\cup(1,\infty)$.
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