Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises 2.5 - Page 84: 9

Answer

$0$

Work Step by Step

$f(2)$ is not defined. We find out if $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 2}f(x)=L$ exists, and if it does, we can define the continuous extension of $f$ at $x=2$ as $F(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} f(x) , & \text{if }x\neq 2\\ L, & \text{if }x=2 \end{array}\right.$ The limit at x=2 exists and equals 0 because - as x approaches 2 from the left, f(x) approaches 0, - as x approaches 2 from the right, f(x) approaches 0, - both one-sided limits exist and are equal $\Rightarrow$ a limit at x=2 exists, $L=\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 2}f(x)=0$ So, if we assign $f(2)=0$, the extended function would be continuous at x=2.
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