The problem asks us to determine whether two statements about differentiability and continuity are true or false. Statement (i): If $f$ is differentiable at $c$, then $f$ is both left and right continuous at $c$. Statement (ii): If $f$ is not continuous at $c$, then $f$ is not differentiable at $c$.
2025/4/11
1. Problem Description
The problem asks us to determine whether two statements about differentiability and continuity are true or false.
Statement (i): If is differentiable at , then is both left and right continuous at .
Statement (ii): If is not continuous at , then is not differentiable at .
2. Solution Steps
(i) Statement: If is differentiable at , then is both left and right continuous at .
This statement is TRUE.
If a function is differentiable at , then the limit
exists.
If the limit exists, then the limit from the left and the limit from the right must both exist and be equal. Thus,
In order for the limit
to exist, it is necessary for
This implies that is continuous at . Since is in the interior of , we have left and right continuity.
(ii) Statement: If is not continuous at , then is not differentiable at .
This statement is TRUE.
This is the contrapositive of the statement: If is differentiable at , then is continuous at .
The contrapositive of a true statement is also true. We have already shown that if a function is differentiable at , then it is continuous at .
3. Final Answer
(i) TRUE
(ii) TRUE