University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises - Page 95: 39

Answer

We can define $g(3)=6$ that extends $g(x)$ to be continuous at $x=3$.

Work Step by Step

$$g(x)=\frac{x^2-9}{x-3}$$ Currently, $g(x)$ is not defined at $x=3$, so $g(x)$ is not continuous at $x=3$ as well. For $g(x)$ to be continuous at $x=3$, we need to extend $g(x)$ to include a value of $g(3)$ so that $g(3)=\lim_{x\to3}g(x)$ So we need to calculate $\lim_{x\to3}g(x)$: $$\lim_{x\to3}g(x)=\lim_{x\to3}\frac{x^2-9}{x-3}=\lim_{x\to3}\frac{(x-3)(x+3)}{x-3}=\lim_{x\to3}(x+3)$$ $$\lim_{x\to3}g(x)=3+3=6$$ So we can define $g(3)=6$ that extends $g(x)$ to be continuous at $x=3$.
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