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 - Questions to Guide Your Review - Page 99: 4

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

No, the existence and value of limit of function f(x) as x approaches c never depends on what happens at x=c. For example $f(x) = \frac{2x^{2}-1}{x-1}$ is not defined at x=1. but $\lim\limits_{x \to 1} \frac{2x^{2}-1}{x-1} = 4 $ (using L' Hospital Rule) The limit is defined. Thus , the existence and value of limit of function f(x) as x approaches c never depends on what happens at x=c.
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