2. CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION
c c
c c
Graph 1 Graph 2
Graph 3 Graph 4
3. CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION
c
Graph 1
Graph 2
c
οΌ The function is not defined at c
οΌ The limit of f as x β π exist
οΌ Both the value of the function at
c and the limit as x β π exist
but not equal
4. CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION
c
c
Graph 3
Graph 4
οΌ The limit of f as x approaches c
does not exist
CONTINUOUS
FUNCTION
οΌ The value of the function is
defined, that is f(c)
οΌ The limit of f exist, that is f(c)
οΌ The value of f and limit of f are
equal
5. CONTINUITY AT A POINT
Definition
A function f is continuous at c if and only if
lim
π₯βπ
π π₯ = π(π)
This implies that the three conditions must
be
satisfied:
(1) f(c) exist;
(2) lim
π₯βπ
π π₯ exist; an
d
(3) lim
π₯βπ
π π₯ = f(c)
6. CONTINUITY AT A POINT
Types of Discontinuity
Type 1 Removable Discontinuit
y
πΌπ π π ππ‘ππ ππππ ππππππ‘πππ 2 , ππ’π‘ πππππ π‘π
ππππππ‘ππππ 1 ππ 3 , π‘βπ πππ ππππ‘πππ’ππ‘π¦
ππ ππππππ πππππ£ππππ.
πβππ ππππ‘πππ’ππ‘π¦ ππππ’ππ π€βππ π‘βπππ ππ π
βπππ ππ π‘βπ ππππβ ππ π‘βπ ππ’πππ‘πππ
10. EXAMPLE
PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS!
Given the graph of f(x),shown belo
w, determine if f(x) is continuous at
x = -2.
(1) f(-2) =2
(2) lim
π₯ββ2
π π₯ does not exi
st
(3) lim
π₯ββ2
π π₯ β f(-2)
f(x) is not continuous at x =
-2
11. EXAMPLE
PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS!
Given the graph of f(x),shown belo
w, determine if f(x) is continuous at
x = 0.
(1) f(0) =1
(2) lim
π₯β0
π π₯ = 1, limit exis
t
(3) lim
π₯β0
π π₯ = f(0)
f(x) is continuous at x = 0
12. EXAMPLE
PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS!
Given the graph of f(x),shown belo
w, determine if f(x) is continuous at
x = 3.
(1) f(3) =-1
(2) lim
π₯β3
π π₯ does not ex
ist
(3) lim
π₯β3
π π₯ β f(3)
f(x) is not continuous at x =
3
13. Determine whether or not the following ar
e
continuous functions.
a. f(x) =
ππ βπ βππ
π βπ
at x = 4
b. π π =
π + π, ππ π < π
π β π π
+ π ππ π β₯ π
at x = 1
c. π π =
π
π
at x = 0
EXAMPLE
25. Solution
π π =
π
π
π = π
π»ππππ, π π₯ ππ πππ ππππ‘ππππ’π ππ‘ π₯ = 0 and f(x)
is said to have an infinite discontinuity at
x = 0.
26. Exercises
1. f(x) =
ππ βπ
π βπ
at x = 2
2. π π =
βππ + π, ππ π β₯ π
π β π ππ π < π
at x = 3
4. π π =
ππβπ
π βπ
at x = 1
3. π π =
ππ βπ
π+ π
at x = -3
π·ππ‘ππππππ ππ π‘βπ ππ’πππ‘πππ ππ ππππ‘πππ’ππ’π ππ‘ πππ£ππ
ππ’ππππ π.
27. CONTINUITY ON AN INTERVAL
Definition
A function f is continuous on an open interval
(a, b) if f is continuous at each number in the interv
al
A function f is continuous on a closed inte
rval
[a, b] if
(π) lim
π₯βπ+
π π₯ = f(a) and lim
π₯βπβ
π π₯ = f(b)
(a) f is continuous on the open interval (a,
b)
28. Determine if the function is continuous on
the
indicated closed interval.
a. f(x) = π π ; [π, π]
b. π π = π β ππ ; [-3, 3]
c. π π =
π
ππ βπ
; [0,1]
EXAMPLE