University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises - Page 96: 69

Answer

Take $h=x-c$ and rewrite the definition of continuity into: $f$ is continuous at $c$ if and only if $$\lim_{h\to0}f(c+h)=f(c)$$

Work Step by Step

According to the definition of continuity, $f$ is continuous at $c$ if and only if $$\lim_{x\to c}f(x)=f(c)$$ Now let's take $h=x-c$, meaning that $x=c+h$ So as $x$ approaches $c$, $h=x-c$ will approach $0$. Therefore, the definition of continuity can be written as follows: $f$ is continuous at $c$ if and only if $$\lim_{h\to0}f(c+h)=f(c)$$
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