University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises - Page 95: 49

Answer

$f(x)$ has a continuous extension to the origin. The extended function's value at $x=0$ is $2.3$

Work Step by Step

$$f(x)=\frac{10^x-1}{x}$$ The graph of the function is shown below. Looking at the graph, $f(x)$ is not defined at $x=0$, but there is a good chance that we can extend $f(x)$ to include a value of $x=0$ so that $f(x)$ is continuous at $x=0$. The reason is that as $x$ approaches $0$ from the both the left and the right, $f(x)$ approaches a value of $2.3$. In other words, $\lim_{x\to0}f(x)=2.3$. And for $f(x)$ to be continuous at $x=0$, $f(0)$ just needs to acquire a value of $2.3$ as well. Therefore, $f(x)$ has a continuous extension to the origin. The extended function's value at $x=0$ is $2.3$.
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