Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2026/ib/paper-2/2f/solution

Differentiability at means for a linear map ; partial derivatives are its values on coordinate vectors. Integrating the partial derivatives along the two coordinate segments and using continuity at proves the stated sufficient condition. Here with and . Since , is differentiable everywhere. But does not approach at zero, so is exactly where .

New to topics? Read the docs here!