Solution

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On , the product rule and chain rule give . On , the function is constant and has derivative zero. At zero,
Its absolute value is at most , so the squeeze theorem gives . Therefore
For , we have but for every . This differs from , so is not continuous at zero. Indeed, gives , so the right-hand limit of a function does not exist. Thus is differentiable everywhere on , while is discontinuous at zero.

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