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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  1. Sample 1difficulty 2/5

    At the V-shape corner, the function is

    • A

      A local maximum

    • B

      Differentiable

    • C

      Discontinuous

    • D

      Continuous but not differentiable

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    Why

    Corners (kinks) are continuous but the left and right derivatives differ, so ff' doesn't exist there.

  2. Sample 2difficulty 2/5

    Where is f(x)=xf(x) = |x| NOT differentiable?

    • A

      x=0x = 0

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    • B

      x=1x = 1

    • C

      Nowhere

    • D

      Everywhere

    Why

    The graph has a corner at x=0x = 0; left and right derivatives differ (1-1 vs +1+1).

  3. Sample 3difficulty 2/5

    Which is true?

    • A

      Continuous ⇒ differentiable

    • B

      Differentiable ⇔ continuous

    • C

      Differentiable ⇒ continuous

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    • D

      Neither implies the other

    Why

    Differentiability implies continuity (but not the reverse: x|x| is continuous but not differentiable at 00).

  4. Sample 4difficulty 2/5

    A function has a sharp corner at x=2x = 2. There it is

    • A

      Continuous and differentiable

    • B

      Continuous but not differentiable

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    • C

      Neither

    • D

      Differentiable but not continuous

    Why

    Corners ⇒ left/right derivatives differ → not differentiable. The function can still be continuous.

  5. Sample 5difficulty 3/5

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    A function with a "V" shape at a point is:

    • A

      Differentiable but not continuous

    • B

      Neither

    • C

      Both

    • D

      Continuous but not differentiable there

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    Why

    The function is continuous at the corner, but the derivative is undefined due to differing one-sided slopes.