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Lab Manual XII (Setting On 25-06-09) 1 - 10.Pmd 3

1. The objective is to find the limit of a function f(x) as x approaches a value c and check if the function is continuous at that point. 2. The function f(x) is defined as x^2 - 16 if x ≠ 4 and 10 if x = 4. Values of f(x) are calculated for x values approaching 4 from the left and right and recorded in tables. 3. The limits from the left and right are both equal to 10, so the limit as x approaches 4 is 10. But f(4) = 10, so the limit does not equal f(c). Therefore, the function is not continuous at x = 4.

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Lab Manual XII (Setting On 25-06-09) 1 - 10.Pmd 3

1. The objective is to find the limit of a function f(x) as x approaches a value c and check if the function is continuous at that point. 2. The function f(x) is defined as x^2 - 16 if x ≠ 4 and 10 if x = 4. Values of f(x) are calculated for x values approaching 4 from the left and right and recorded in tables. 3. The limits from the left and right are both equal to 10, so the limit as x approaches 4 is 10. But f(4) = 10, so the limit does not equal f(c). Therefore, the function is not continuous at x = 4.

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Activity 9

OBJECTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRED


To find analytically the limit of a Paper, pencil, calculator.
function f (x) at x = c and also to check
the continuity of the function at that
point.

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION

 x 2 – 16 
 , x ≠ 4
1. Consider the function given by f ( x) =  x – 4 
 10, x = 4 

2. Take some points on the left and some points on the right side of c (= 4)
which are very near to c.
3. Find the corresponding values of f (x) for each of the points considered in
step 2 above.
4. Record the values of points on the left and right side of c as x and the
corresponding values of f (x) in a form of a table.

DEMONSTRATION
1. The values of x and f (x) are recorded as follows:

Table 1 : For points on the left of c (= 4).

x 3.9 3.99 3.999 3.9999 3.99999 3.999999 3.9999999

f (x) 7.9 7.99 7.999 7.9999 7.99999 7.999999 7.9999999


2. Table 2: For points on the right of c (= 4).

x 4.1 4.01 4.001 4.0001 4.00001 4.000001 4.0000001


f (x) 8.1 8.01 8.001 8.0001 8.00001 8.000001 8.0000001

OBSERVATION
1. The value of f (x) is approaching to ________, as x → 4 from the left.
2. The value of f (x) is approaching to ________, as x → 4 from the right.

3. So, lim f ( x ) = ________ and lim+ f ( x ) = ________.


x→ 4 x →4

4. Therefore, lim f ( x ) = ________ , f (4) = ________.


x →4

5. Is lim f ( x ) = f (4) ________ ? (Yes/No)


x →4

6. Since f ( c ) ≠ lim f ( x) , so, the function is ________ at x = 4 (continuous/


x →c
not continuous).

APPLICATION
This activity is useful in understanding the concept of limit and continuity of a
function at a point.

Mathematics 123

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