Posted by Jill on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 5:16pm.
Oh and in addition,
a= 12,
b= 2/15.
Thanks.
"S(x) = bracket (piecewise function)
a + b arcsin*(tan x/tan 66) for 0 ≤ x < 66
24 for 66 ≤ x ≤ 90. Given a=12, b=2/15.
Is the function differentiable? Why or why not?"
I suppose this is the number of hours of sunshine where x is the latitude in degrees during solstice (summer or winter). I have not checked the validity of the equation.
Yes, your teacher is right, the function is not differentiable, but only at x=66.
Recall that the conditions for differentiability are:
1. the function must be continuous. This condition is satisfied throughout the domain 0≤x≤90, notably even at x≥66.
2. The derivative must exist at all points of the domain [0,90]. This is true.
For [0,66),
f(x)=a + b arcsin*(tan x/tan 66), and
f'(x)=(2*sec((π*x)/180)^2)/(15*tan((11*π)/30)*sqrt(1-tan((π*x)/180)^2/tan((11*π)/30)^2)) ...(1)
exists.
For [66,90], f'(x)=0.
3. For every point c on the domain,
the derivative from the left must equal the derivative from the right, and equal to the derivative at the point c, or
f'(c-)=f'(c)=f'(c+)
This condition is not satisfied at c=66.
To calculate the derivative from the left, we resort to equation (1), which gives the derivative as x->66- to be ∞. As an example, the derivative at 65.999 evaluates to 37.
The derivative at c, and to the right of c is 0.
Therefore the function is not differentiable at x=66.
See:
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7569/1289686601.png
Ohh, I understand now! Thank you SO much. Your explanation was clear as day, and I cannot tell you just how much I appreciate it.
Related Questions
Calculus - I'm having a little trouble with this problem...it would be great...
Math -- Calculus - Hours of Daylight as a Function of Latitude Let S (x) be the ...
Trigonometry - IM STUCK ON THESE :( 1. What is the equation for shifting the ...
Trigonometry - IM STUCK ON THESE :( 1. What is the equation for shifting the ...
calculus - can anyone tell me if tan-1x= 1 over tan x? No. They are different. ...
calculus - So I am suppose to evaulate this problem y=tan^4(2x) and I am ...
more trig.... how fun!!!! - if you can't help me with my first question hopw...
Solving Trig equation - Solve the trig equation exactly in the interval 0&#...
Trigonometry - Verify the identity algebraically. This problem is very ...
trig - please help me with some questions I skipped on a review for our test ...
For Further Reading
