Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Continuity - 2.5 Exercises - Page 125: 43

Answer

The function $f$ is discontinuous at $x=0$ The function $f$ is discontinuous at $x=1$ $f$ is continuous from the right at $x = 0$ $f$ is continuous from the left at $x = 1$

Work Step by Step

$f(0) = e^0 = 1$ $f(1) = e^1 = e$ We can check if the function is continuous at $x=0$: $\lim\limits_{x \to 0^-}f(x) = (0)+2 = 2 \neq f(0)$ $\lim\limits_{x \to 0^+}f(x) = e^0 = 1 = f(0)$ $\lim\limits_{x \to 0^-}f(x) \neq \lim\limits_{x \to 0^+}f(x)$ $\lim\limits_{x \to 0}f(x)$ does not exist. The function is discontinuous at $x=0$ However, since $\lim\limits_{x \to 0^+}f(x) = f(0)$, $f$ is continuous from the right at $x = 0$ We can check if the function is continuous at $x=1$: $\lim\limits_{x \to 1^-}f(x) = e^1 = e = f(1)$ $\lim\limits_{x \to 1^+}f(x) = 2-(1) = 1 \neq f(1)$ $\lim\limits_{x \to 1^-}f(x) \neq \lim\limits_{x \to 1^+}f(x)$ $\lim\limits_{x \to 1}f(x)$ does not exist. The function is discontinuous at $x=1$ However, since $\lim\limits_{x \to 1^-}f(x) = f(1)$, $f$ is continuous from the left at $x = 1$
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