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 - Review Exercises - Page 92: 64

Answer

Discontinuous for $x\in N$

Work Step by Step

Let $x$ be the number of pounds. The function for $x\leq 1$ is: $C(x) =12.8$ The function for $x\gt 1$ is $C(x) = 12.8 + 2.5 [x-1]$. Therefore, the combined function is $$\begin{align*} C(x)& = \begin{cases} 12.8 &\text{ for }x \leq 1\\ 12.8 + 2.5 [x-1] &\text{ for }x \gt 1 \end{cases} \end{align*}$$ Graph the function. When graphed, it is clear that the function is discontinuous for $x\in N$.
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