University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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

Answer

$g(x)$ is discontinuous from the left at $x=3$ and hence, is not continuous on $[-1,3]$.

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 $g(x)$ in Exercise 2 has a break at $x=3$. $g(3)$, as seen in the graph, equals $1.5$. We also notice that as $x$ approaches $3$ from the left, $g(x)$ approaches $1$. So $\lim_{x\to3^-}g(x)=1$ Because $\lim_{x\to3^-}g(x)\ne g(3)$, according to definition, $g(x)$ is discontinuous from the left at $x=3$ and hence, is not continuous on $[-1,3]$.
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