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QUESTION #6034
Question 1
Find the set $K$ of all real $x$ where $f(x)=\sin|x|-|x|+2(x-\pi)\cos|x|$ is not differentiable.
Correct Answer Explanation
Check $x=0$: Write $h(x)=\sin|x|-|x|$. For $x>0$: $h(x)=\sin x-x$, $h'(x)=\cos x-1$. For $x<0$: $h(x)=-\sin x+x$, $h'(x)=-\cos x+1$. At $x=0$: left limit $=0$, right limit $=0$ — differentiable.
The term $2(x-\pi)\cos|x|$ is clearly differentiable everywhere (product of smooth functions, since $\cos|x|$ is even and smooth).
At $x=\pi$: $\cos|\pi|=\cos\pi=-1$, and all parts are smooth for $x>0$.
Therefore $f$ is differentiable everywhere and $K=\boldsymbol{\emptyset}$.
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