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For example, is there a function $f \in \mathcal{C}(\mathbb{R}) \cap \mathcal{C}^1(\mathbb{R} \setminus \{ 0 \})$ such that

$$ \exists \lim_{x \to 0} f'(x) = \lim_{x \to 0} \lim_{y \to x} \frac{f(y)-f(x)}{y-x} $$

but

$$ \nexists f'(0)=\lim _{x \to 0} \frac{f(x)-f(0)}{x} $$

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    $\begingroup$ No: more generally, if $f$ is continuous at $a$, differentiable in a punctured neighbourhood of $a$ and $\lim_{x\to a} f'(x)=L$ exists, then $f'(a)=L$ by l'Hopital. $\endgroup$ Commented May 9, 2023 at 9:20

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As someone commented, it is impossible, since we can use L'Hôpital:

$$ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{f(x)-f(0)}{x} = \lim_{x \to 0} f'(x) = f'(0) $$

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