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    The function f(x) is defined as 1 + sin(x) if x < 0, cos(x) if 0 ≤ x ≤ π, and sin(x) if x > π. By sketching the graph of f(x), the limit limx→a f(x) exists for all values of a except a = π, since the graph is not continuous at x = π. Therefore, the limit exists for all a in the intervals (-∞, π) and (π, ∞).

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    The function f(x) is defined as 1 + sin(x) if x < 0, cos(x) if 0 ≤ x ≤ π, and sin(x) if x > π. By sketching the graph of f(x), the limit limx→a f(x) exists for all values of a except a = π, since the graph is not continuous at x = π. Therefore, the limit exists for all a in the intervals (-∞, π) and (π, ∞).

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    Calculus I, Section 2.

    2, #12
    The Limit of a Function

    Sketch the graph of the function and use it to determine the values of a for which limx→a f (x) exists.1

    1 + sin (x) if x < 0

    f (x) = cos (x) if 0 ≤ x ≤ π

    sin (x) if x > π

    y = 1 + sin (x) 2

    1 y = cos (x)

    x
    -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6

    b
    -1
    y = sin (x)

    -2

    From the graph, the only value for which limx→a f (x) does not exist is x = π.
    Thus, limx→a f (x) exists for all a contained in the interval (−∞, π) ∪ (π, ∞).

    1 Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, p. 93, #12.

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