1 _________________ 3 __________________

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Continuity on an Continuity on an
Interval ___________________ Interval ___________________
Definition
A function f is said to be continuous on an open
___________________ Definition
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interval if f is continuous at every point on the A function f is said to be continuous from the right
interval. at the number a if and only if the following holds:

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Example • f(a) exists
• lim f ( x ) exists
1. Every polynomial function is continuous on any x →a +
open interval.
___________________ lim+ f ( x ) = f (a )
x →a ___________________
___________________ Definition ___________________
___________________ A function f is said to be continuous from the left
at the number a if and only if the following holds: ___________________
___________________ •
•
f(a) exists
lim f ( x ) exists
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x →a −

lim f ( x ) = f (a )
x →a −

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2 _________________ 4 __________________
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Continuity on an Continuity on an
Interval ___________________ Interval ___________________
2. The following function is not continuous at x = 0 but
continuous at any other point:
___________________ Definition
A function f is said to be continuous on the closed
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 x + 1 if x ≤ 0

___________________ interval [a, b] if the following holds:

•
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g( x ) =  f is continuous at (a, b)
 x 2 if x > 0 • f is continuous from the right at a
• f is continuous from the left at b

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Continuity on an Continuity on an
Interval ___________________ Interval ___________________
___________________ ___________________
Example
Example

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6 _________________ 8 __________________
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Continuity on an Continuity on an
Interval ___________________ Interval ___________________
Example
Consider the following function:
___________________ Example

Consider the following function:

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 −x

v(x) = 
if x < 0 ___________________ w(x) = | x | ___________________
 x2
 if x ≥ 0
___________________ Determine if w is continuous at the interval [–1, 0).
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___________________ ___________________
Determine if v is continuous at the interval [–2, 0].
The Intermediate Value Theorem
Definition
A function f whose domain includes the interval [a, b)
is continuous on [a, b) if and only if:
___________________ If the function f is continuous on the closed interval
[a, b], and if f(a) ≠ f(b), then for any number k ___________________
___________________ ___________________
between f(a) and f(b) there exists a number c
between a and b such that f(c) = k.
• f is continuous on the open interval (a, b)
• f is continuous from the right at a

A function f whose domain includes the interval (a, b] ___________________ Example ___________________
___________________ ___________________
is continuous on (a, b] if and only if:
Prove that h(x) = x2 – x – 6 has a root on the interval
• f is continuous on the open interval (a, b) [–4, 0].
•
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f is continuous from the left at b.

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Continuity of
Trigonometric Functions ___________________
Theorem ___________________
lim
t →0
sin t
t
=1 ___________________
The Squeeze Theorem
___________________
Let m, g, and h be functions defined on an open
interval K except possibly at a (where a ∈ K) such
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that:

m(x) ≤ g(x) ≤ h(x), for all x ∈ K \ {a}

lim m( x ) and lim n( x ) exist

x→a x→a ___________________
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lim m( x ) = lim n( x ) = L
x →a x →a

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Then, lim g ( x ) exist
x→a

lim g ( x ) = L
x →a

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10 ________________
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F0040

Continuity of
Trigonometric Functions ___________________
Theorems
___________________
Sine and cosine function are continuous at 0. ___________________
Sine and cosine functions are continuous at every
real number. ___________________
Tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant functions
are continuous on their domains.
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Example
___________________
1. Show that lim 1 − cos t = 1
2
2

t →0 t
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2. Solve for lim f ( x ) , where f(x) is defined on the
x→0 ___________________
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interval (–1, 2) and at (–1, 2), the following holds:

sin x

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x 2 + 1 ≤ f (x) ≤
x
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