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The document discusses continuity of functions and different types of discontinuities: 1) A function is continuous at a point if the limit from the left and right both exist and are equal to the function value. 2) There are three types of discontinuities: removable discontinuity where the limits exist but aren't equal to the function value, jump discontinuity where the limits exist but aren't equal, and infinite discontinuity where a limit is unbounded. 3) An example function is analyzed at different points, finding removable, jump, and infinite discontinuities. The document determines the value of c that makes another example function continuous everywhere.

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Part 3

The document discusses continuity of functions and different types of discontinuities: 1) A function is continuous at a point if the limit from the left and right both exist and are equal to the function value. 2) There are three types of discontinuities: removable discontinuity where the limits exist but aren't equal to the function value, jump discontinuity where the limits exist but aren't equal, and infinite discontinuity where a limit is unbounded. 3) An example function is analyzed at different points, finding removable, jump, and infinite discontinuities. The document determines the value of c that makes another example function continuous everywhere.

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 When dealing with an absolute value function, rewrite it as piece-wise
defined function according to:
| |

|𝑥|
𝟏 𝐱>𝟎 lim
| | 𝑥 0 𝑥

𝟏 𝐱 𝟎

| | | |

| |

𝒙𝟐 𝒙 𝟎 lim 𝑥|𝑥|
𝑥 0
| |
𝒙𝟐 𝒙 𝟎

| | | |

| |

𝐱 𝒙>𝟎 𝑥2
lim
𝑥 0 |𝑥|
| |
𝐱 𝒙 𝟎

| | | |

| |

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A function y = f(x) is continuous at a number a if
lim
 A function is continuous at a if the following three conditions are met:

 A function is continuous if the graph can be drawn without lifting the pen
from paper:-

If y = f(x) is not continuous at a then we say:


y = f (x) is discontinuous at a or
y = f (x) has a discontinuity at a
There are three types of discontinuity:
a) Removable or point discontinuity
b) jump discontinuity
c) infinite discontinuity (break)
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A function y = f(x) has a removable or point discontinuity at a if:
lim

lim

A removable or point discontinuity can be removed by redefining the function at a as


lim

Redefine to be continuous everywhere (at any number).

does not exist

x+2 , 𝒙 𝟐
𝟒 𝐱 𝟐
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 A function y = f( x) has a jump discontinuity at a if the left-side and the
right-side limits exist but they are not equal:

| |
Analyze the continuity of the function
at x = 3.

>
| |

lim lim

 Therefore, the function has a jump discontinuity at x = 3

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 A function y = f(x) has an infinite discontinuity at a if at least one of the
left-side or the right-side limits is unbounded (approaches to ∞ or −∞ ).

lim

lim

Analyze the continuity of the function at x = 0, The


graph of the function is represented in the figure below

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The function y = f( x) is represented graphically in the figure on
the right side. Analyze the continuity of this function at

a) x = -3 (continuous)
b) x = -2 (discontinuous, removable discontinuity)
c) x = -1 (discontinuous, jump discontinuity)
d) x=0 (discontinuous, removable discontinuity)
e) x=3 (discontinuous, infinite discontinuity
Analyze the continuity of the function:

{ >
For what value of the constant c is the function:

{
2

Continuous at any number (everywhere)?

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