Solution:
We have,
$\text{f(x)}=\text{x}|\text{x}|$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\begin{cases}-\text{x}^2, & \text{x}<0\\0 ,& \text{x}= 0\\\text{x}^2,&\text{x}>0\end{cases}$
When, x < 0, we have
f(x) = -x2 which being a polynomial function is continuous and differentable in $(-\infty,0)$
When, x > 0, we have
f(x) = -x2 which being a polynomial function is continuous and differentable in $(0,\infty,)$
Thus possible point of non-differentiability of f(x) is x = 0
Now, LHL (at x = 0) $=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow0^{-}}\frac{\text{f(x)}-\text{f}(0)}{\text{x}-0}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow0^{-}}\frac{-\text{x}^2-0}{\text{x}}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}\frac{-(-\text{h})^2}{-\text{h}}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}\text{h}$
$=0$
And RHL (at x = 0) $=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow0^{+}}\frac{\text{f(x)}-\text{f}(0)}{\text{x}-0}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow0^{+}}\frac{\text{x}^2-0}{\text{x}}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}\frac{\text{h}^2}{\text{h}}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}\text{h}$
$=0$
$\therefore$ LHL (at x = 0) = RHL (at x = 0)
So, f(x) is also differentiable at x = 0
i.e. f(x) is differentiable in $(-\infty,\infty).$
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