University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises - Page 94: 1

Answer

$f(x)$ is not continuous on $[-1,3]$. It is discontinuous at $x=2$.

Work Step by Step

The exercises 1-4 mention the appearance of "breaks" as a sign of discontinuities in the graph, which we shall prove later on. The graph of $f(x)$ in Exercise 1 has a break at $x=2$. $f(2)$, as seen in the graph, does not exist. We also notice that as $x$ approaches $2$, $f(x)$ approaches $1$. So $\lim_{x\to2}f(x)=1$ Because while $\lim_{x\to2}f(x)$ exists, $f(2)$ does not exist, according to definition, $f(x)$ is discontinuous at $x=2$.
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