AP Calculus AB · Topic 2.4
Connecting Differentiability and Continuity Practice
Part of Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties.(FUN-1.D)
Practice questions
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Sample questions
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Sample 1difficulty 2/5
At the V-shape corner, the function is
- A
A local maximum
- B
Differentiable
- C
Discontinuous
- Dcheck_circle
Continuous but not differentiable
Why
Corners (kinks) are continuous but the left and right derivatives differ, so doesn't exist there.
- A
Sample 2difficulty 2/5
Where is NOT differentiable?
- Acheck_circle
- B
- C
Nowhere
- D
Everywhere
Why
The graph has a corner at ; left and right derivatives differ ( vs ).
- A
Sample 3difficulty 2/5
Which is true?
- A
Continuous ⇒ differentiable
- B
Differentiable ⇔ continuous
- Ccheck_circle
Differentiable ⇒ continuous
- D
Neither implies the other
Why
Differentiability implies continuity (but not the reverse: is continuous but not differentiable at ).
- A
Sample 4difficulty 2/5
A function has a sharp corner at . There it is
- A
Continuous and differentiable
- Bcheck_circle
Continuous but not differentiable
- C
Neither
- D
Differentiable but not continuous
Why
Corners ⇒ left/right derivatives differ → not differentiable. The function can still be continuous.
- A
Sample 5difficulty 3/5
A function with a "V" shape at a point is:
- A
Differentiable but not continuous
- B
Neither
- C
Both
- Dcheck_circle
Continuous but not differentiable there
Why
The function is continuous at the corner, but the derivative is undefined due to differing one-sided slopes.
- A