Let f there be a real-valued differentiable function everywhere in the interval ]a,b[.
Does dfdx need to be continuous somewhere in the interval ]a,b[? Or can a differentiable function f exist so that dfdx is continuous nowhere in the interval ]a,b[?
Answer
f′(x)=lim
This is the limit of continuous functions and thus Baire class 1, that is, it is the pointwise limit of continuous functions.
A theorem states that a pointwise limit of continuous functions can only have discontinuities at a meagre set and thus must be continuous on a dense set of points.
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