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The function f defined by:
`f(x) =x{1+ 1/3 sin (log x^(2))}, x ne 0` and `f(0) =0`, is everywhere continuous but has no differential coefficient at the origin.

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To determine whether the function \( f(x) = x\left(1 + \frac{1}{3} \sin(\log x^2)\right) \) for \( x \neq 0 \) and \( f(0) = 0 \) is continuous everywhere and has no differential coefficient at the origin, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Check Continuity at \( x = 0 \) To check if \( f \) is continuous at \( x = 0 \), we need to evaluate: \[ \lim_{x \to 0} f(x) \] We know that: \[ f(x) = x\left(1 + \frac{1}{3} \sin(\log x^2)\right) \] As \( x \to 0 \), \( \log x^2 \to -\infty \). The sine function oscillates between -1 and 1, so: \[ \sin(\log x^2) \text{ oscillates between } -1 \text{ and } 1. \] Thus, we can write: \[ -1 \leq \sin(\log x^2) \leq 1 \implies -\frac{1}{3} \leq \frac{1}{3} \sin(\log x^2) \leq \frac{1}{3}. \] Adding 1 to all parts gives: \[ \frac{2}{3} \leq 1 + \frac{1}{3} \sin(\log x^2) \leq \frac{4}{3}. \] Now, we can multiply by \( x \): \[ \frac{2}{3}x \leq f(x) \leq \frac{4}{3}x. \] Taking the limit as \( x \to 0 \): \[ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{2}{3}x = 0 \quad \text{and} \quad \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{4}{3}x = 0. \] By the Squeeze Theorem: \[ \lim_{x \to 0} f(x) = 0. \] Since \( f(0) = 0 \), we conclude that \( f \) is continuous at \( x = 0 \). ### Step 2: Check Differentiability at \( x = 0 \) To check if \( f \) is differentiable at \( x = 0 \), we need to find: \[ f'(0) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(h) - f(0)}{h} = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(h)}{h}. \] Substituting \( f(h) \): \[ f(h) = h\left(1 + \frac{1}{3} \sin(\log h^2)\right). \] Thus, \[ \frac{f(h)}{h} = 1 + \frac{1}{3} \sin(\log h^2). \] As \( h \to 0 \), \( \log h^2 \to -\infty \), causing \( \sin(\log h^2) \) to oscillate between -1 and 1. Therefore, the limit does not exist as it oscillates: \[ 1 + \frac{1}{3} \sin(\log h^2) \text{ oscillates between } \frac{2}{3} \text{ and } \frac{4}{3}. \] Since the limit does not approach a single value, \( f'(0) \) does not exist. ### Conclusion The function \( f \) is continuous everywhere but does not have a differential coefficient at the origin. ---
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