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CalculusSuperchallengeThe Derivative

The Derivative · Superchallenge problem

The function f(x)=x2∣x∣f(x)=x^2|x| (that is, f(x)=x3f(x)=x^3 for x≥0x\ge0 and f(x)=−x3f(x)=-x^3 for x<0x<0) is differentiable some number of times at x=0x=0 before the pattern breaks. Find the largest nn for which f(n)(0)f^{(n)}(0) exists.