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The derivative of ∣x∣|x| with respect to xx, where x∈R∼{0}x \in R \sim \{0\} is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

For x>0x>0, ∣x∣=x|x|=x and the derivative is 1; for x<0x<0, ∣x∣=−x|x|=-x and the derivative is −1-1. Both cases are expressed compactly as x∣x∣\frac{x}{|x|}.

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