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DEEPENING OF CONTENT

BASIC CALCULUS
Topical Coverage

Basic Concepts of Limits and Continuity of a


function (STEM_BC11LC-IIIc-1,2,3,4)
Week 3 (4 hours)
Continuity
Continuity of a function at a number
Determine the continuity of function at a
number
Topical Coverage

Basic Concepts of Limits and Continuity of a


function (STEM_BC11LC-IIIa-1,2,3,4)
Week 3 (4 hours)
Continuity
Continuity of a function on an interval
Determine the continuity of a function at
an interval.
Continuity of
function at a
number

Graph
Intuitive Look at Continuity
 A function without
breaks or

jumps

 The graph can be


drawn without lifting the pencil

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Continuity
A function f is continuous at the
point x = a if the following are
true:
i ) f ( a) is defined f(a)

ii ) lim f ( x) exists a
x a
A function f is continuous at the
point x = a if the following are
true:
i ) f (a) is defined
f(a)
ii ) lim f ( x) exists
x a
a
iii ) lim f ( x)  f (a )
x a
Continuity of
function at a
number

Graph

Determine if f(x) is
continuous at x=1
Continuity Theorem
 A function will be continuous at any
number
x = c for which f(c) is defined, when …
 f(x) is a polynomial
 f(x) is a power function
 f(x) is a rational function
 f(x) is a trigonometric function
 f(x) is an inverse trigonometric function
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Continuity on an Interval
 The function f is said to be continuous on
an open interval (a, b) if
• It is continuous at each number/point of the
interval
 It is said to be continuous on a closed
interval [a, b] if
• It is continuous at each number/point of the
interval and
• It is continuous from the right at a and
continuous from the left at b 10
Continuity on an Interval
 On what intervals are the following
functions continuous?
g ( x)  sin x

x2  1
f ( x)  2
x 4
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2
x 1
f ( x)  2
x 4

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g ( x)  sin x
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Example 1.Determine whether
the function f(x)= is continuous
at
1. x=0, 2. x=2, and 3. x=3
 Solution for x=0  The three conditions
a. f(0) = 3 are satisfied. Hence,
b. = 3 f(x) is continuous at
x = 0.

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Solution for x = 2
a. f(x) = 5
b. = 5
c.
The three conditions are
satisfied. Hence, f(x) is continuous
at x = 2.
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Solution for x = 3
a. f(3) = 0/0 the limit is indeterminate
b. = 6
c.
; hence f(x) is discontinuous at x=3.

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Example2. Investigate
the continuity of the
function
{
f(x) = -2x+4 if
x-1 if x
x

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There is a break in the graph at x=3. Find
out if the three conditions are satisfied.
At x=3
a. f(3) = -2
b. = -2
=2
c.
The second condition is not satisfied at
x=3, hence the function is discontinuous at
x=3.
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Example3. Investigate
the continuity of the
function
{
f(x) = Ix+1I
3
if x
if x

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Example4. Investigate
the continuity of the
function
{
f(x) = 4x-2 if x
-2x+5 if x

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CONTINUITY ON AN OPEN
INTERVAL
A function f(x) is continuous on an open
interval (a, b) if it is continuous at every point
on the interval (a, b).

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CONTINUITY ON A CLOSED
INTERVAL
A function f(x) is continuous on a closed
interval [a, b] if:
1. It is continuous on the open interval (a, b)
2. It is continuous from the right of a
a. f(a) exists

3. It is continuous from the left of b

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CONTINUITY ON A CLOSED
INTERVAL
3. It is continuous from the left of b
a. f(b) exists

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CONTINUITY OF
POLYNOMIAL, RATIONAL,
SQUARE ROOT FUNCTIONS
1. A polynomial function is continuous at
every real number, that is, it is continuous
everywhere.
2. A rational function is continuous at every
number in its domain.
3. A square root is continuous at every
number in its domain.
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Example 1. Determine
whether the following
function is continuous
on the given interval
f(x) =

Since a polynomial
function is continuous
at every real number
then, f(x) is continuous
at .
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Example 2. Determine
whether the following
function is continuous
on the given interval
f(x) =

d. f(-3)=0
a. f(3)=0
e.
f.
It is continuous from the right
It is continuous from left
of x=-3, hence, the function is
of x=3
continuous on the interval
[-3, 3] 26
Assignment
Show that each function is continuous at the
point indicated:

1. f(x)= 6. f(x)= at x=5


2. f(x)=2 7. f(x)= at x=1
3. f(x)= 8. f(x)= at x=2
4. f(x)=

5. f(x)=
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