Continuity and Differentiability Activity 2:1 Continuity and! Discontinuity of/a Function at a Point Objective To find analytically the limit of a function fix) at x= cand also to check the continuity of the function at that point. Method of Construction 16 > fe 1. Take a function: fix) = {grq When xe 4 = i Pee bef 8 when =4 £ = Awhite paper sheet = = Board pins, pencil and scale 2. Take some values of x on left side of 4, very close to 4 . = 3.9, 3.99, 3.999, 3.9999, 3.99999, 3.999999, 3,9999999 3. Workout corresponding values of fix] for above given values of xwith —* . the help of calculator Six) = 7.9, 7.99, 7.999, 7.9999, 7.99999, 7.999999, 7.999999 4, Now record the above given values of x and f(x) in the following Table 1. Table 1 x “39 3.99 3.999 3.9999 3.99999 3.999999 | 3.9999999 Tt) 79 | 799 7.999 | 79999 | 7.99999 _| 7.999999 | 7.999999, 5. Take some values of x on right side of 4, very close to 4 2.= 4.1, 4.01, 4,001, 4.0001, 4.00001, 4.000001, 4.000001 6. Now workout the corresponding values of f{x) for the above given values of xwith the help of calculator. 7. Now record above given values of x and flx) in the following Table 2. Table 2 x aa 401 4001 | 4.0001 | 4.00001 | 4.000001 | 4,0000001, i) 81 8.01 8.001 8.0001 8.00001 [| 8.000001 | 8.000001 Demonstration 1. The above two Tables 1 and 2 are showing the values of x and their corresponding values of f(x). 2. These two tables are demonstrating that when x is very near to 4 either through values of x smaller than 4 or greater than 4, the value of f(x) is approaching to 8, Observations 1. The value of f(xj is approaching to 8 as. x > 4. 2. The value of f(x) is approaching to 8 as x 4+. Conclusion 1. Tim, f(x) = 8 exists 2. fl4) = 8 (given) 3. lim fox) = fla = 8 = fl is continuous at x= Application, RESVLT ! This activity is useful in understanding the concept of limit and continuity of a function at a given point. Scanned with CamScanner