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In the following, determine the value of constant involved in the definition so that the given function is continuou: \[f\left( x \right) = \begin{cases}\frac{\sqrt{1 + px} - \sqrt{1 - px}}{x}, & \text{ if } - 1 \leq x < 0 \\ \frac{2x + 1}{x - 2} , & \text{ if } 0 \leq x \leq 1\end{cases}\]
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Solution
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\[ \Rightarrow \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{\sqrt{1 - ph} - \sqrt{1 + ph}}{- h} \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{2h + 1}{h - 2} \right)\]
\[ \Rightarrow \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{\left( \sqrt{1 - ph} - \sqrt{1 + ph} \right)\left( \sqrt{1 - ph} + \sqrt{1 + ph} \right)}{- h\left( \sqrt{1 - ph} + \sqrt{1 + ph} \right)} \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{2h + 1}{h - 2} \right)\]
\[ \Rightarrow \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{\left( 1 - ph - 1 - ph \right)}{- h\left( \sqrt{1 - ph} + \sqrt{1 + ph} \right)} \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{2h + 1}{h - 2} \right)\]
\[ \Rightarrow \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{\left( - 2ph \right)}{- h\left( \sqrt{1 - ph} + \sqrt{1 + ph} \right)} \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{2h + 1}{h - 2} \right)\]
\[ \Rightarrow \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{\left( 2p \right)}{\left( \sqrt{1 - ph} + \sqrt{1 + ph} \right)} \right) = \lim_{h \to 0} \left( \frac{2h + 1}{h - 2} \right)\]
\[ \Rightarrow \left( \frac{\left( 2p \right)}{\left( 2 \right)} \right) = \left( \frac{1}{- 2} \right)\]
\[ \Rightarrow p = \frac{- 1}{2}\]
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