- Given function
f(x)={x2sin(x1),0,x=0x=0
We need to check at x=0:
- continuity of f
- differentiability of f
- continuity of f′
- Check continuity of f at x=0
We compute
x→0limx2sin(x1)
Since
−1≤sin(x1)≤1,
we get
−x2≤x2sin(x1)≤x2.
As x→0,
−x2→0,x2→0.
So by squeeze theorem,
x→0limx2sin(x1)=0=f(0).
Hence, f is continuous at x=0.
- Check differentiability of f at x=0
Using definition,
f′(0)=h→0limhf(h)−f(0)=h→0limhh2sin(1/h)=h→0limhsin(h1).
Again,
−∣h∣≤hsin(h1)≤∣h∣,
so
h→0limhsin(h1)=0.
Thus,
f′(0)=0.
Hence, f is differentiable at x=0.
- Find f′(x) for x=0
For x=0,
f(x)=x2sin(x1).
Differentiate using product rule:
f′(x)=2xsin(x1)+x2cos(x1)(−x21).
So,
f′(x)=2xsin(x1)−cos(x1),x=0.
Also,
f′(0)=0.
Therefore,
f′(x)={2xsin(x1)−cos(x1),0,x=0x=0
- Check continuity of f′ at x=0
We examine
x→0limf′(x)=x→0lim(2xsin(x1)−cos(x1)).
Now,
2xsin(x1)→0,
but
cos(x1)
does not have a limit as x→0, because it oscillates between −1 and 1.
Hence f′(x) has no limit at 0.
So f′ is not continuous at x=0.
- Conclusion
- f is continuous at 0
- f is differentiable at 0
- f′ is not continuous at 0
Therefore the correct option is:
A: f is continuous but f′ is not continuous