f'(0) = ? for an even function f that is differentiable at 0

Since f is differentiable at 0 we have,

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{f(0 + h) – f(0)}}{h} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{f(0 – h) – f(0)}}{{ – h}}$

$ \Rightarrow \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{f(h) – f(0)}}{h} = – \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{f( – h) – f(0)}}{h}$

Since f is an even function, f(-h) = f(h)

$\therefore \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{f(h) – f(0)}}{h} = – \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{f(h) – f(0)}}{h}$

$ \Rightarrow 2\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{f(h) – f(0)}}{h} = 0$

$ \Rightarrow 2f'(0) = 0$

$\therefore f'(0) = 0$

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