The set of all points, where the derivative of the functions $\mathrm{f}(x)=\frac{x}{1+|x|}$ exists, is

The set of all points, where the derivative of the functions $\mathrm{f}(x)=\frac{x}{1+|x|}$ exists, is
  1. $(-\infty, \infty)$
  2. $[0, \infty)$
  3. $(-\infty, 0) \cup(0, \infty)$
  4. $(0, \infty)$

Solution

$\mathrm{f}(x)$ can be written as $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{f}(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{l} \frac{x}{1-x}, x \leq 0 \\ \frac{x}{1+x}, x>0 \end{array}\right. \\ & \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(x)= \begin{cases}\frac{(1-x)+x}{(1+x)^2}, & x \leq 0 \\ \frac{(1+x)-x}{(1+x)^2}, & x>0\end{cases} \\ & \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{(1+x)^2} \forall x \in(-\infty, \infty) \end{aligned}$ $\therefore \quad$ Derivative of $\mathrm{f}(x)$ exists $\forall x \in(-\infty, \infty)$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (11 May Shift 2)

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