Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 1 - Limits and Their Properties - 1.2 Exercises - Page 57: 60

Answer

(a) No. (b) No.

Work Step by Step

(a) With the concept “limit” we only examine the behavior of a function near a point while we are not interested in knowing the value of the function at the point. So, by knowing only $f(2)=4$ we cannot say anything about $\lim_{x \to 2}f(x)$; it may even not exist. (b) As it was explained in part (a), we are not interested in knowing the value of the function at the point. So, by just knowing $\lim_{x \to 2}f(x)$ we cannot say anything about $f(2)$; it either can be any real number or may not be defined.
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