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 - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises 2.5 - Page 84: 23

Answer

$ y $ is continuous on $$... \cup(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2})\cup(\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{3\pi}{2}) \cup(\frac{3\pi}{2},\frac{5\pi}{2})\cup...$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ y=\frac{x\tan x}{x^2+1} =\frac{x}{x^2+1}\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}$$ Since $ x^2+1 \neq 0 \ \ \forall x \in R $, the denominator is zero at: $\cos x=0 \Rightarrow x= \frac{\pi }{2}+k\pi \Rightarrow x=2k+1, \ \ k \in Z $ So, $ y $ is continuous on $$... \cup(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2})\cup(\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{3\pi}{2}) \cup(\frac{3\pi}{2},\frac{5\pi}{2})\cup...$$
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