Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 1 - Limits and Continuity - 1.6 Continuity of Trigonometric Functions - Exercises Set 1.6 - Page 105: 4

Answer

Discontinuous at $\frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi$, where $k$ is an integer.

Work Step by Step

The discontinuities of $f(x) = sec(x)$ exist where $sec(x)$ does not exist. Because $sec(x) = \frac{1}{cos(x)}$, discontinuities exist where $cos(x)=0$. $cos(x)=0$ at $\frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi$, where $k$ is an integer.
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