At what point is the following function continuous?
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Check the picture below.
something worth noticing
so, we're really graphing x+2, with a hole at x = 3, however, when x = 3, we know that f(x) = 5, but but but, when x = 3, x+2 = 5, so we end up with a continuous line all the way, x ∈ ℝ, because the "hole" from the first subfunction, gets closed off by the second subfunction in the piece-wise.
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This is the answer with explanation
Given function is
now we need to find the value of k such that function f(x) continuous everywhere.
We know that any function f(x) is continuous at point x=a if left hand limit and right hand limits at the point x=a are equal.
So we just need to find both left and right hand limits then set equal to each other to find the value of k
To find the left hand limit (LHD) we plug x=-4 into 3x+k
so LHD= 3(-4)+k
To find the Right hand limit (RHD) we plug x=-4 into
so RHD=
Now set both equal
k=-0.47
<u>Hence final answer is -0.47.</u>