By definition of absolute value:
Then the derivative is
but does not exist at because
while
and these limits are not equal, so the derivative is discontinuous and hence is not differentiable at .
It is not differentiable at x=1 since the slope of the tangent line as x -> 1 from the right is 1 while the slope of the tangent line as x->1 from the left is -1
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