# Discontinuous Derivative

1. Oct 26, 2016

### Arnoldjavs3

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

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2. Relevant equations
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3. The attempt at a solution
I know that if you derive x^2sin(1/x)
you get
-cos(1/x) + sin(1/x)(2x).
But what do I do from here? If I use the limit definition, i'll end up getting something like h(sin(1/h)) after evaluating. I still don't understand how the limit definition will show that this exists.

2. Oct 26, 2016

### Staff: Mentor

Please show us what you did in using the definition of the derivative.

BTW, you don't "derive" x^2 sin(1/x) -- you differentiate it. If you start from a quadratic equation, you can use completing the square to derive the quadratic formula.

3. Oct 26, 2016

### andrewkirk

You need to do two things

First show that $\lim_{x\to 0}g'(x)$ does not exist. That should be easy using the derivative you have calculated above.

Second, try to calculate $g'(0)$ which is defined as
$$\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{g(h)-g(0)}{h}$$
If that limit exists then you are finished.

The reference to the 'limit definition' in the question is a bit confusing as there are two different limits involved in this question. They are referring to the definition of the derivative as a limit (the second formula I wrote above), not to the limit of $g'(x)$ as $x\to 0$

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