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CalculusChallengeThe Derivative

The Derivative · Challenge problem

Find constants a,ba,b so that

f(x)={ax2+b,x<1,1x,x≥1,f(x)=\begin{cases} ax^{2}+b, & x<1,\\[2pt] \dfrac{1}{x}, & x\ge 1,\end{cases}

is differentiable at x=1x=1.