Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Section 2.4 - One-Sided Limits - Exercises 2.4 - Page 74: 5

Answer

a. No. b. Yes. $0$ c. No.

Work Step by Step

Use the figure in the Exercise, given the piecewise function: $f(x)=\begin{cases} 0\hspace1.7cm x\leq0 \\ sin\frac{1}{x}\hspace1cm x\gt0 \end{cases}$ a. No. The limit $\lim_{x\to0^+}f(x)$ does not exist because $ sin\frac{1}{x}$ oscillates in a range $[-1,1]$ when $x\to0^+$ b. Yes. The limit $\lim_{x\to0^-}f(x)=0$ exist. c. No. The limit $\lim_{x\to0}f(x)$ does not exist because $\lim_{x\to0^+}f(x)$ does not exist.
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