Does anyone have an example of a function $f(x)$ which is differentiable at the point $x = a,$ but doesn't have a second derivative at $x = a$?
2026-04-11 16:51:19.1775926279
$f(x)$ is differentiable at $x = a,$ but $f(x)$ doesn't have a second derivative at $x = a$
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Consider
$$f(x)= \begin{cases} 0& \text{for } x< 0\\ x^2 & \text{for } x\geq0 \end{cases}$$
then $f'(0)=0$ but $f''(0)$ does not exist.