Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.2 - The Derivative as a Function - Exercises 3.2 - Page 117: 55

Answer

$-f'(x_0)$ also exists.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Assume we know $f(x)$ is differentiable at $x=x_0$, which means that $f'(x_0)=\lim_{x\to x_0}\frac{f(x+x_0)-f(x)}{x-x_0}$ exist. Step 2. For a new function defined as $g(x)=-f(x)$, try to find the derivative of $g(x)$ at $x=x_0$ as: $g'(x_0)=\lim_{x\to x_0}\frac{g(x+x_0)-g(x)}{x-x_0}=\lim_{x\to x_0}\frac{-f(x+x_0)+f(x)}{x-x_0}=-f'(x_0)$ also exists.
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