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= Solution

The <distributional derivative of the Heaviside step function> is $H'=\delta_0$. The <Leibniz rule> and $x\delta_0=0$ therefore give
$$
\boxed{(xH)'=H+x\delta_0=H,
\qquad
(xH)''=H'=\delta_0.}
$$

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