If every real valued differentiable function on $X \subset \mathbb R^n$ is bounded , then is it true that $X$ is compact ?

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If every real valued differentiable function on $X \subset \mathbb R^n$ is bounded , then is it true that $X$ is compact ?

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Yes, this is true. Hint: The functions $f(x) = \| x\|^2$ and $g_a(x) = \| x-a\|^{-2}$ are smooth (in the second case only for $a \notin X$, of course.)