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Question
Discuss the continuity of the function f(x) at the point x = 0, where \[f\left( x \right) = \begin{cases}x, x > 0 \\ 1, x = 0 \\ - x, x < 0\end{cases}\]
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Solution
Given: \[f\left( x \right) = \begin{cases}x, x > 0 \\ 1, x = 0 \\ - x, x < 0\end{cases}\]
(LHL at x = 0) = \[\lim_{x \to 0^-} f\left( x \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} f\left( 0 - h \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} f\left( - h \right)\]
\[\lim_{h \to 0} - \left( - h \right) = 0\]
(RHL at x = 0) =
\[\lim_{x \to 0^+} f\left( x \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} f\left( 0 + h \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} f\left( h \right)\]
\[\lim_{h \to 0} \left( h \right) = 0\]
And,
\[f\left( 0 \right) = 1\]
\[\therefore \lim_{x \to 0^-} f\left( x \right) = \lim_{x \to 0^+} f\left( x \right) \neq f\left( 0 \right)\]
Hence ,
\[f\left( x \right)\] is discontinuous at
\[x = 0\]
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