On infinite unilateral derivatives (Q2520018)

It is proved that for any continuous function \(f:[a,b]\to\mathbb R\), there exists a continuous function \(K:[a,b]\to\mathbb R\) such that \(K-f\) has bounded variation and \((K-f)'=0\) almost everywhere and such that in any subinterval of \([a,b]\), \(K\) has right derivative \(\infty\) at continuum many points, \(K\) has left derivative \(\infty\) at continuum many points, \(K\) has right derivative \(-\infty\) at continuum many points \(K\) has left derivative \(-\infty\) at continuum many points. Furthermore, functions \(K\) with these properties are dense in \(C[a,b]\).