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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Prove that the graph is continuous or not continuous at x = 2.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i have attached the graph

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its an empty graph

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one sec

OpenStudy (amistre64):

and a picture is better, since not everyone has microsoft office

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sure one sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there the pic is attached

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Or even if they do have office, opening docs from unknown sources can sometimes be problematic.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(2) exists (infact f(2) = 4

OpenStudy (amistre64):

to prove: the lefthand limit has to equal the right hand limit at x = 2

OpenStudy (amistre64):

how to prive that without actual functions? my best guess is just to point to it on the graph and say, "see! right there"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you have pdf

OpenStudy (amistre64):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i can send you a similar graph which the teacher gave us to review with

OpenStudy (amistre64):

i got the picture of the graph now; its just that there is no peicewise function defining the curves

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can see what the left and right hand limits are by looking at the graph.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And they aren't both f(-2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

err f(2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{x \rightarrow 2^+}f (x)=5\neq \lim_{x \rightarrow 2^-}f(x)=2\] Hence f is not continuous at \(x=2\).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k thats one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A function is continuous about a point p if and only if p in in the domain of f, and the limit from the left = the limit from the right = f(p)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(2) exists (in fact f(2) = 4 is this correct

OpenStudy (amistre64):

sprinkle in some epsilons and deltas for good effect :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one second i will attach the sample graph she provided i think thats how she wants the answers

OpenStudy (amistre64):

we can see that there for every epsilon in the neighborhood of L can be produced by a delta such that 0<|x-c|<d in the neightborhood of 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

forget this problem adding a new one

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