Discontinuous function at second derivative

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The discussion centers on the discontinuity of the second derivative at t=1, despite the first derivative being continuous at that point. The function and its first derivative are continuous at t=1, but the first derivative has a cusp, leading to the second derivative being undefined. The graph analysis shows that while the first derivative approaches the same value from both sides, the second derivative does not, with values of 2 and 0 on either side. This discrepancy indicates that the second derivative is not continuous at t=1. Understanding the behavior of derivatives at points of cusps is crucial for analyzing function continuity.
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I was wondering why the second derivative at t=1 does not exist but exists at the first derivative. What I did was draw the graph of the function, then the first derivative and lastly the second derivative. I found that at t=1, the function and its first derivative agreed on both the left hand and right hand sides. However, at t=1 for the second derivative, the top part of the function was 2 and the bottom was 0. Is this why it's not continuous for t=1 at the second derivative?
 
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The function and its first derivative are both continuous at t = 1, but the first derivative has a cusp at t = 1, so the second derivative does not exist at t = 1 .
 
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