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Discuss the continuity of the following function:

f(x) = sin x × cos x

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Solution

Let a be an arbitrary real number.

∴ f(a) = sin a × cos a

`lim_(x->a^+)` f(x) = `lim_(h->0)` [sin (a + h) cos (a + h)]

= `lim_(h->a^+)` [(sin a cos h + cos a sin h) (cos a cos h − sin a sin h)]

= sin a cos a

`lim_(x->a^-)` f(x) = `lim_(h->0)` [sin(a − h) cos (a − h)]

= `lim_(h->0)` [(sin a cos h − cos a sin h) (cos a cos h + sin a sin h)]

= sin a cos a

∴ `lim_(x->a^-)` f(x) = `lim_(x->a^+)` f(x) = f(a)

⇒ f(x) is continuous at x = a.

So, f(x) = sin x × cos x is everywhere continuous.

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Chapter 5: Continuity and Differentiability - Exercise 5.1 [Page 160]

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