Exercise 365Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Differentiation › Differentiable functionsL1Added 2 Nov 2026
Differentiability when gluing two pieces
#differentiability#piecewise functions#one-sided derivatives
Statement
Find such that
is differentiable on all of .
Hint
Differentiability at requires first continuity at , then equality of the left and right derivatives.
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Solution
Continuity at . The left limit is and the right limit is . So . (1)
One-sided derivatives at .
where we used from (1). So , and then .
Answer. and .
Remark. Geometrically, the line is the tangent to the parabola at the point : we have glued the parabola to its own tangent.