Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2011 / ia / Paper 1 / 11E / i / Solution

At zero, $|f(x)-f(0)|=|x|\to 0$, so the function is continuous. At a nonzero $x_0$, approach along rational and irrational sequences; density of the rational numbers and density of the irrational numbers give limiting values $x_0$ and $-x_0$, which are different. Thus the continuity set is $\boxed{\{0\}}$.

At zero, the difference quotient is one for rational nonzero increments and minus one for irrational increments, so the derivative does not exist. Elsewhere differentiability implies continuity, and continuity already fails. Thus the differentiability set is $\boxed{\varnothing }$.