one-sided derivatives
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If the real function f is defined in the point x0 and on some interval left from this and if the left-hand one-sided limit limh→0-f(x0+h)-f(x0)h exists, then this limit is defined to be the left-sided derivative of f in x0.
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If the real function f is defined in the point x0 and on some interval right from this and if the right-hand one-sided limit limh→0+f(x0+h)-f(x0)h exists, then this limit is defined to be the right-sided derivative of f in x0.
It’s apparent that if f has both the left-sided and the right-sided derivative in the point x0 and these are equal, then f is differentiable in x0 and f′(x0) equals to these one-sided derivatives. Also inversely.
Example. The real function x↦x√x is defined for x≧0 and differentiable for x>0 with f′(x)≡32√x. The function also has the right derivative in 0:
limh→0+h√h-0√0h=limh→0+√h=0 |
Remark. For a function f:[a,b]→ℝ,
to have a right-sided derivative at x=a with value d,
is equivalent to saying that there is an extension
g
of f to some open interval containing [a,b]
and satisfying g′(a)=d. Similarly for left-sided derivatives.
Title | one-sided derivatives |
Canonical name | OnesidedDerivatives |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 15:39:00 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 15:39:00 |
Owner | pahio (2872) |
Last modified by | pahio (2872) |
Numerical id | 9 |
Author | pahio (2872) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 26B05 |
Classification | msc 26A24 |
Synonym | left derivative |
Synonym | right derivative |
Related topic | Differentiable |
Related topic | OneSidedLimit |
Related topic | DifferntiableFunction |
Related topic | OneSidedContinuity |
Related topic | SemicubicalParabola |
Defines | left-sided derivative |
Defines | right-sided derivative |