Vijay Luxmi Askiitiansexpert
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f(x) is differentiable (finitely) at x = a
=> f(x) is continuous at x = a
f(x) is not continuous at x = a
=> f(x)is not differentiable (finitely) at x = a
# While examining the continuity and differentiability of a function f(x) at a point x = a,if you start with differentiability and find that f(x) is differentiable then u can conclude that the function is also continuous.
# But if u find that the f(x) is not differentiable at x = a, you will also have to check the continuity separately.
# Instead ,if you start with continuity and find that the function is not continuous then you can conclude that the function is also non differentiable .
# But if u find f(x) is continuous,you will also have to check the differentiability separately.
The following graphs illustrate the relationship between continuity and differentiability.
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This graph of the left is continuous at every real number but this graph is not differentiable at x = 1. The graph of the right is not continuous at x = 1 so it certainty is not differentiable there.