Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - The Derivative - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 189: 43

Answer

$$ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}{1-x} & {\text { if } \quad x \lt 1} \\ {2} & {\text { if } \quad 1\leq x\leq 2}\\ {4-x} & {\text { if }\quad x>2}\end{array}\right. $$ (a) graphed the function. (b) The graph is discontinuous at $x=1.$ (c) $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{-}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{-}}\left(1-x \right)=0 $$ From the right, where $x$-values are greater than 1, $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{+}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{+}}\left(2\right)=2 $$ so, $ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1} f(x) $ does not exist since $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{+}} f(x) \ne \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{-}}f(x) $$

Work Step by Step

$$ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}{1-x} & {\text { if } \quad x \lt 1} \\ {2} & {\text { if } \quad 1\leq x\leq 2}\\ {4-x} & {\text { if }\quad x>2}\end{array}\right. $$ (a) graphed the function. (b) The graph is discontinuous at $x=1.$ (c) Since each piece of this function is a polynomial, the only $x$-values where $f$ might be discontinuous here are 1 and 2. We investigate at $x=1$ first. From the left, where $x$-values are less than $1$, $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{-}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{-}}\left(1-x \right)=0 $$ From the right, where $x$-values are greater than 1, $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{+}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{+}}\left(2\right)=2 $$ so, $ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1} f(x) $ does not exist since $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{+}} f(x) \ne \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{-}}f(x) $$ Now, we investigate at $x=2$ first. From the left, where $x$-values are less than $2$, $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{-}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{-}}\left(2 \right)=2 $$ From the right, where $x$-values are greater than 2, $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{+}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{+}}\left(4-x\right)=2 $$ then we have $$ f(2)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{+}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{-}}f(x) $$ so, $f(x)$ is continuous at $x=2$.
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