Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Additional and Advanced Exercises - Page 103: 14

Answer

a. True. b. False. c. True. d. False.

Work Step by Step

a. True. Use the formula $\lim_{x\to c}(f(x)+g(x))=\lim_{x\to c}f(x)+\lim_{x\to c}g(x)$. Since the second limit does not exist, the sum does not exist. b. False. Let $g(x)=-f(x)$; it is possible that both $\lim_{x\to c}f(x)$ and $\lim_{x\to c}g(x)$ do not exist (such as $f(x)=1/x$) but their sum $\lim_{x\to c}(f(x)+g(x))=0$ does exist. c. True. We know that $|f|$ is the composite of the absolute value function ($g(x)=|x|$) and the $f(x)$ function. Since both are continuous, then the composite will also be continuous. d. False. Let $f(x)=\begin{cases} 1,\ x\gt 0 \\ -1,\ x\le0 \end{cases}$, while $|f(x)|$ is continuous at $x=0$, $f(x)$ is not.
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