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Let $f: \mathbb R^2 \rightarrow \mathbb R$ is a continuous function whose both partial derivatives of the first order exist on a dense vsubset $D\subset \mathbb R^2$ and these partial derivatives extend to continuous functions $f_1,f_2: \mathbb R^2 \rightarrow \mathbb R$. Is it $f$ differentiable or of class $C^1$ on $\mathbb R^2$ ?

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    no: think to the Cantor function $f(x)$ (as a function of two variables). It has $\partial_x f = 0$ on a dense set, and $\partial_y f = 0$ everywhere. –  Nov 04 '13 at 14:12

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Making the comment an answer: no: think to the Cantor function $f(x)$ (as a function of two variables). It has $\partial_x f = 0$ on a dense set, and $\partial_y f=0$ everywhere.

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