Proof That If f(x) Is Differentiable At b, Then f Is Continuous At b

If \(f(x)\) is differentiable at \(b\), then \(f'(b)\) exists:

\[f'(b) = \lim_{x→b} \frac{f(x) - f(b)}{x - b}\]

We want to show that \(f(x)\) is continuous at \(b\) by showing that \(\lim_{x→b} f(x) = f (b)\). We can rewrite \(\lim_{x→b}\) as:

\[\lim_{x→b} f(x) = \lim_{x→b}(f(x)-f(b)+f(b))\]

Multiply and divide \(f(x) - f(b)\) by \(x - b\):

\[= \lim_{x→b} \left( \frac{f(x)-f(b)}{x-b}(x-b) + f(b) \right)\]

Using the sum law and the product law:

\[= \left(\left(\lim_{x→b} \frac{f(x)-f(b)}{x-b}\right) (\lim_{x→b} (x-b))\right) + \lim_{x→b}f(b)\]

If we evaluate it:

\[= (f'(b) (0) ) + \lim_{x→b}f(b) = \lim_{x→b}f(b)\]

Since \(\lim_{x→b}f(x)=f(b)\), we conclude that \(f\) is continuous at \(b\).

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