Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - The Limit of a Function - 2.2 Exercises - Page 93: 12

Answer

$a\in (−\infty,2)\cup(2,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

If we reach the same point by approaching from either left or right, then $\lim\limits_{x \to a} f(x)$. For the graph above, we can see that above description is true for all point but at $a=2$ When we approach $x=2$ from left/negative/direction/$2^{-}$, then $y$ coordinate approaches $2$. Therefore $\lim\limits_{x \to 2^{-}} f(x)=2$ When we approach $x=2$ from the right/positive direction the $y$ coordinate approaches $1$. Therefore $\lim\limits_{x \to 2^{+}} f(x)=1$. Since $\lim\limits_{x \to 2^{-}} f(x) \ne \lim\limits_{x \to 2^{+}} f(x)$, the following limit does not exist: $\lim\limits_{x \to 2} f(x)$
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