Proving differentiability for a function from the definition

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Homework Statement

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Relevant Equations

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For this problem,

The solution is,

However, does someone please know why we allowed to assume that the derivative exists for f i.e $f'(a) = \lim_{x \to a} \frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}$?

Thanks!

 

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Homework Statement: Please see below
Relevant Equations: Please see below

For this problem,
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The solution is,
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However, does someone please know why we allowed to assume that the derivative exists for f i.e $f'(a) = \lim_{x \to a} \frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}$?

Thanks!

Because of the first sentence: Let $f$ be a differentiable function.