2.2 Continuity
1. If 
and 
are continuous functions with 
and 
, find 
.
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2. If 
and 
are continuous functions with 
and 
, find 
.
Since 
is continuous, 
.
3. Show that the function 
is discontinuous at 
.
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We may draw 
with the following Sage command. It shows the function diverge
(+infinity) at 
. This shows f(x) is discontinuous at 
.
If we use the following Sage command, we may get limit(abs(ln((x-2)^2))) at 
directly.
It shows 
is discontinuous at 
.
+Infinity
4-7. Determine the points of discontinuity of 
. At which of these numbers is 
continuous from the right, from the left or neither? Sketch the graph of 
.
4. 
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We may draw 
with the following Sage command.
It shows the function is discontinuous at 
.
5. 
We see that 
exists for all 
except 
. Notice that the right and left limits are different 
.
6. 
We see that 
exists for all a except 
. Notice that the right and left limits
are different 
and we see that 
exists for all a except 
. Notice that the right and left limits are different 
.
7. 
We see that 
exists for all 
except 
. Notice that the right and left limits are different 
and we see that 
exists for all 
except 
. Notice that the right and left limits are different 
.
8-10. For what values of the constant 
is the function 
continuous on 
?
8. 
Thus, for 
to be continuous on 
9. 
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10. 
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Since 
is not continuous at 
, and 
, the solution is 
.
11-13. Show that the following functions 
has the removable discontinuity at 
. Also find a function 
that agrees with 
for 
and is continuous on ?.
11. 
for 
. The discontinuity is removable and 
agrees with 
for 
and is continuous on ?.
12. 
for 
. The discontinuity is removable and 
agrees with 
for 
and is continuous on ?.
13. 
for 
. The discontinuity is removable and 
agrees with 
for 
and is continuous on ?.
14. Let 
. Is 
removable discontinuity?
Since 
,
is not a removable discontinuity.
15. If 
, show that there is a number 
such that 
.
is continuous on the interval 
,
and 
. Since 
, there is a number 
in 
such that 
by the Intermediate
Value Theorem.
16. Prove using Intermediate Value Theorem that there is a positive number 
such that 
.
Let 
. We know that 
is continuous on the interval 
,
and 
. Since 
, there is a number 
in 
such that 
by the Intermediate Value Theorem.
17-22. Prove that there is a root of the given equation in the specified interval by using the Intermediate Value Theorem.
17. 
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18. 
, 
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True
True
19. 
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-1
1
20. 
, 
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True
True
21. 
is continuous on the interval 
, 
and 
.
Since 
, there is a number 
in 
such that 
by the Intermediate Value Theorem.
Thus, there is root of the equation 
in the interval 
.
22. 
is continuous on the interval 
, 
and 
. Since –6.696<0<e, there is a number 
in 
such that 
by the Intermediate Value Theorem. Thus, there is root of the equation 
in the interval 
.
23-26. Show that each of the following equations has at least one real root.
23. 
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We may draw both 
and 
in one graph to find intersections. It shows the function has two real roots in 
and
.
The following Sage commands give the value of the intersection in each interval, 
or 
.
0.37055809596982464
1.3649584337330951
24. 
Let 
. Then 
and 
. So by the Intermediate Value Theorem.
There is a number 
in (-1,0) such that 
. This implies that 
.
25. 
Let 
. Then 
and 
. So by the Intermediate Value Theorem.
There is a number 
in (1,2) such that 
. This implies that 
26. 
Let 
. Then 
and 
, and 
is continuous
So by the Intermediate Value Theorem, there is a number 
in 
such that 
.
This implies that 
27-28. Find the values of 
for which 
is continuous.
27. 
is not continuous at each points. So such value of 
don't exist.
28. 
is continuous at 
.