The Impostor — Episode 9

Who can solve this? I'll try. The problem's incomplete. It's missing a boundary condition in step three, so there's no unique solution.

Sit down. Brooks is right. The problem is missing an implicit condition. You in the back row by the window. Yes, the one with the black-rimmed glasses.

You haven't looked up once all class. Since Brooks says it can't be solved, come up here and fill in the missing condition the author left out. The professor really knows how to pick them.

He could have called on anyone, and he chose the scholarship loser. This should be fun. Even Nathaniel couldn't solve it. It's perfect. Every step checks out.

Full marks. Nathaniel couldn't even derive it. He didn't miss a single symbol, not even in the most obscure academic notation. How did you get past the third step?

The function has a hidden continuity at zero. You saw dead end. And I saw what was missing.