Limits-Continuity-Differentiability

of Functions
Definition 4.1 ( Limits & Continuity of Functions )

Definition 4.2 ( Derivative & Differentiability )

Find the numbers at which the following function is discontinuous

 Notethat from the right and
is continuous at I aat
f ,

himf(x) = him(2x 1) -

= 2( 1) - -

1 = 3 +
f(1) =
1 + 1
= 0
+
-

1- 3E 1
-

X= -

Xy -

1 +2

Thus f(X) is not left continuous at 1 butf is right continuous at 1

So is dicontinuous at I
g
+ 1
Similarly , limf(x) = limX
X2
= Sim X+ 1
= +(1)

yx + 2 [x 1)(X
1 x
- -

1
2
-

X + x+ e
+

- -
-

( 10 Xe (1-5 1) ,
for $10 small enough
and (1) = Sin (1 -

1) + 1 = 1 (2)
We have : (1) +(2) ( + % + 1)
Thus is not left continuous at 1 but I is
right continuous at 1
g
,

So
if is discontinuous at 1

Question 4 : Find the number I is discontinuous. At which

which at
continuous from the right , from the left or neither
of these
I numbers is
f

S X
f(x) =
if X -
1
11X29
igt
-

x1
*
By
thedefinition
f(x) =
xixe[ (ii) -

f(x) =
fixe [1 d) +

So
f is continuous on ED ; 1) ,
on [1 ; 1) and on [1 : +
b)
Notethat from the right- and
t a
is continuous

im f(x) = hmx =
lim(-1) = f( =

Thus J(X) is not left continuous at -- butJ is

right continuous at I
So is discontinuous at I
g

similarly , lim f(x) = limx =

Im =
1()
1- X -
X- 1-

and f(1) =
F = +(2)

We have :
(1) = (2) (1 1) =

So
If is left continuous at 1 and right continuous at 1
Thus , I is continuous at 1

Find the number at which f is discontinuous. At which of number is f continuous from the right, from
the left or neither

S 3xe-2x
f(x) 1
a) =
if x -

ig-1[X42
if x2
Find the values a, b € R such that f is continuous every where
 Bythe denton e
-

(- 0
; 2)

f(x) = ax -
bx + 3 ; xc [2 ; 3)
f(x) = 2x -

a + b ; x (3 ; +
0)

Sof is continuous on (-8 ; 2) , on [2i3) ; and on [3 ; c)

+

Therefore ,
f is continuous on (-0 ; + 0) if and only if

&If is
is
left
left
continuous at 2
continuous at 3
That
Sm
is

ling(3)
X -

3-

l
Glim(x) =m(x-t
We have = = 2

f(2) = 4a -

2b + 3

[m)
and = Limax-bx += ga-3
X
z-
+

f(3) = 2 3 .
-

a + b = 6 -

a + b
So we
get
2b + 3 4
E
a
-

9a -
3b + 3 =
6 -

a +b

=
[P-bas
S 42

For what values of x is the following function continuous?

S
f(x)
*
a) X 21
=
ig

5 3x if-2X11
-

6
X(-2
X -

4
if

By the definition of f
f(x) =
X 1 -

jx = (1 j 0) +

A -

f(x) = 5 -

3x ; x +
[ -

2; 1]
f(x)
6 + ( 2)
4ix
0
;
-

= -

x -

So
f
is continuous on
(-0 ; -2) on [-2 ; 1) ; and on [1j 0) ,
+

Note thatf is continuous from the right at -2 and from the left at 1
We have :

lims(x)
X 32-
- -
=

im
and
5 3 ( 2) 11(2) f(-2)
-

=
-

. =

So , from (1) and (2) we have (D + (2) :

(
-

11)
1 +
Thus , I is not left continuous at -2 but f is right continuous at 2
Therefore , f(x) is not continuous at -2
The Intermediate Value Theorem

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