Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - A Preview of Calculus: The Limit, Derivative, and Integral of a Function - 14.3 One-sided Limits; Continuous Functions - 14.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 891: 57

Answer

not continuous

Work Step by Step

$f(x)$ will be continuous at $x=1$ if $f(1)=\lim_{x\to 1}f(x)$. We know that $f(1)=2$. $$\lim_{x\to 1^+}f(x)\\=\lim_{x\to 1^+}\frac{3}{x+1}\\=\lim_{x\to 1^+}\frac{3}{1+1}\\=\frac{3}{2}$$ $\frac{3}{2}\ne2$, hence it is not continuous at $1$.
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