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x2 sin(1/x) for x 6= 0
Define f (x) =
0 for x = 0.
f (x) − f (0) x2 sin(1/x) − 0
Since f 0 (0) = limx→0 = limx→0 = limx→0 x sin(1/x) = 0, we
( x−0 x
2x sin(1/x) − cos(1/x) for x 6= 0
have f 0 (x) =
0 for x = 0.
As x → 0, x sin(1/x) → 0 but cos(1/x) oscillates between -1 and 1, so f 0 (x) has no limit
as x → 0 and f 0 cannot be continuous at 0.