Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 1 - Limits and Their Properties - 1.4 Exercises - Page 81: 110

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The function has nonremovable discontinuities at only even integers since the greatest integer function is continuous everywhere except at integers, so we can find the discontinuities as follows.$$\frac{t+2}{2} = n, \, n \in \mathbb{Z} \quad \Rightarrow \quad t=2(n-1)=2k, \, k \in \mathbb{Z}$$To find how often the company replenishes its inventory, we should find the period of the function by setting $N(t_1)=N(t_2)$, for distinct variables $t_1$ and $t_2$, as follows.$$N(t_1)=N_(t_2) \quad \Rightarrow \quad 25 \left (2 \left [ \frac{t_1+2}{2} \right ] -t_1 \right )=25 \left (2 \left [ \frac{t_2+2}{2} \right ] -t_2 \right ) \quad \Rightarrow \quad t_2-t_1= 2 \left ( \left [ \frac{t_2+2}{2} \right ] - \left [ \frac{t_1+2}{2} \right ] \right )$$The term in the parentheses on the right hand side of the last equation is a subtraction of two integers and so can be any integer, so the least possible absolute value for such term is $1$. Hence, we have$$t_2-t_1=2(1)=2.$$Thus, the company replenishes its inventory every $2$ months.
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