Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - The Derivative - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 188: 14

Answer

No Yes

Work Step by Step

A continuous function needs not be differentiable as differentiability depends on other factors such as whether or not the function has a sharp turn at the point under consideration, or whether the tangent to the function at the given point is completely vertical. For example, take the function $f(x) = |x|$ In the attached image, notice how the function hits a sharp turn at $x = 0$. Here, the function is continuous but not differentiable. A differentiable function is necessarily continuous.
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