Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.6 Continuity - 2.6 Exercises - Page 109: 26

Answer

\[\text{Continuous for all real numbers except }t=\pm 2\]

Work Step by Step

\[\begin{align} & f\left( t \right)=\frac{t+2}{{{t}^{2}}-4} \\ & \text{See the theorem 2}\text{.10 }\left( \text{page 101} \right) \\ & a.\text{ A polynomial function is continuous for all }x \\ & b.\text{ A rational function }\left( \text{a function of the form }\frac{p}{q},\text{ where }p \right. \\ & \text{ and }q\text{ are }\left. \text{polynomials} \right)\text{is continuous for all }x\text{ for which }q\ne 0 \\ & \text{ For }f\left( t \right)=\frac{t+2}{{{t}^{2}}-4}\Rightarrow p\left( t \right)=t+2\text{ and }q\left( t \right)={{t}^{2}}-4 \\ & \text{ }q\left( t \right)\ne 0,\text{ then} \\ & {{t}^{2}}-4\ne 0 \\ & {{t}^{2}}\ne 4 \\ & t\ne \pm 2 \\ & \text{The function is not continuous for }t= \pm 2,\text{ then is} \\ & \text{continuous for all real numbers except }t=\pm 2 \\ \end{align}\]
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