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The document discusses continuity and differentiability of functions. It defines continuity at a point and on an interval. A function is continuous on a closed interval if it is continuous on the open interval and at the endpoints. Properties of continuous functions are listed, including that the sum, product, and ratio of continuous functions are continuous. If a function is continuous on a closed interval, it is bounded and assumes all values between its minimum and maximum. Examples are given to illustrate continuity and differentiability.

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Continuity and Differentiability: FX Fa X A

The document discusses continuity and differentiability of functions. It defines continuity at a point and on an interval. A function is continuous on a closed interval if it is continuous on the open interval and at the endpoints. Properties of continuous functions are listed, including that the sum, product, and ratio of continuous functions are continuous. If a function is continuous on a closed interval, it is bounded and assumes all values between its minimum and maximum. Examples are given to illustrate continuity and differentiability.

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Continuity and Differentiability

CONTINUITY AT A POINT
A function f(x) is said to be continuous at a point x = a of its domain, if lim ( ) ( ) f x f a
x a
=

CONTINUITY ON AN OPEN INTERVAL


A function f(x) is said to be continuous on an open interval (a, b) if it is continuous at every point on the
interval (a, b).
CONTINUITY ON A CLOSED INTERVAL:
A function f(x) is said to be continuous on a closed interval [a, b] if
(i) f is continuous on the open interval (a, b)
(ii) lim ( ) ( ) f x f a
x a
+
=

(and) (iii) lim ( ) ( ) f x f b


x b

In other words, f(x) is continuous on [a, b] if it is continuous on (a, b) and it is continuous at a from
the right and at b from the left.
PROPERTIES OF CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS
(I) If f, g are two continuous functions at a point a of their common domain D, then f g, fg are
continuous at a and if g(a) 0, then f/g is also continuous at a.
(II) If f is continuous at a and f(a) 0, then there exists an open interval
(a- , a+ ) such that for all ( , ), ( ) x a a f x + has the same sign as f (a)
(III) If a function f is continuous on a closed interval [a, b], then it is bounded on
[a, b] i.e there exist real numbers k and K such that ( ) k f x K for all [ , ]. x a b
(IV) If f is a continuous function defined on [a, b] such that f (a) and f(b) are of opposite signs, then there
exists at least one solution of the equation f(x) = 0 in the open interval (a, b)
(V) If f is continuous on [a, b], then f assumes atleast once, every value between its minimum and
maximum values i.e. if K is any real number between minimum and maximum values of f(x), then
there exists at least one solution of the equation f(x) = K in the open interval (a, b).
(VI) If f is continuous on [a, b] and maps [a, b] into [a, b], then for some [ , ] x a b we have f(x) = x.
(VII) If g is continuous at a and f is continuous at g(a), the fog is continuous at a.
(1) A function is defined as follows
1
sin , 0
( )
0, 0
m
x x
f x x
x
| |

]
=
\

What condition should be imposed on m so


that f(x) may be continuous at x = 0 ?
(2) If f(x) = min {|x|, |x-2, 2-|x-1|}, draw the graph of f(x) and discuss its continuity and differentiability.
(3) If f(x) = x
2
2 |x| and
{ ( ) : 2 , 2 0}
( )
{ ( ) : 0 , 0 3}
Min f t t x x
g x
Max f t t x x
<

(i) Draw the graph of f(x) and discuss its continuity and differentiability.
(ii) Find and draw the graph of g(x). Also, discuss the continuity and
differentiability of g(x).
(4) If
1
3
cos3
cos ,
cos
x
y
x

= then show that


3
cos cos3
dy
dx x x
=

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