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Homework Statement
[itex]f(z) = |z|[/itex]
I'm looking to show that [itex]f'(z)[/itex] does not exist for any [itex]z \in ℂ[/itex].
Homework Equations
[itex]f'(z) = \lim_{z_0 → 0}{\frac{f(z) - f(z_0)}{z - z_0}} [/itex]
[itex]z = x + iy = Re(z) + i Im(z)[/itex]
[itex]|z| = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2}[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Clearly I just have to show that [itex]\lim_{z_0 → 0}{\frac{f(z) - f(z_0)}{z - z_0}}[/itex] does not exist. However, I'm confused about how to do this. I'm unsure of how to show that a limit doesn't exist in complex analysis.
I tried to take the limit in two cases, when [itex]Re(z) = Re(z_0)[/itex] and then again when [itex]Im(z) = Im(z_0)[/itex]. Is this the correct approach?