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Counterexample bank

Part C is won by knowing which tempting claims are false. 148 counterexamples; 85 free. The rest come with the Notes pack.

#1 · Analysis & Linear Algebra › Continuity and Differentiation

Differentiable ⇒ continuously differentiable— false

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#2 · Analysis & Linear Algebra › Continuity and Differentiation

If lim f/g exists (0/0 form) then lim f′/g′ exists— false

Counterexample: f(x) = x² sin(1/x), g(x) = x as x → 0

f/g = x sin(1/x) → 0, but f′/g′ = 2x sin(1/x) − cos(1/x) has no limit. L'Hôpital goes one way only.

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#3 · Analysis & Linear Algebra › Continuity and Differentiation

f′(x₀) = 0 and f′ changes sign nowhere near x₀ ⇒ f is constant near x₀— false

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