Solution

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Differentiability at means that a linear map exists such that . Since finite-dimensional linear maps are bounded, the right side tends to as , proving continuity.
For the specified scalar function, . Dividing by gives a bound tending to zero at the origin. Consequently and the function is differentiable there.
For the final product assertion, write , where , and with . Since ,
Cauchy–Schwarz and boundedness of near justify the last estimate. Thus ; differentiability of is unnecessary because .

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