Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH110/April 2018/Question 02 (b)
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For what value of the constant is the function continuous everywhere? |
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When do we have ? |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. The domain of the function is , because any polynomials are defined on the real line and the rational function is defined on . However, the domain of the function is because in order to compute , we have to use the branch as this one is defined for . (so ) On the domain, observe that for any value of , the function will be continuous for all and for all , so the only point to check is . The function will be continuous at if and only if which by definition is equivalent to We have and so will be continuous at if and only if . After solving for , we conclude that is continuous everywhere if and only if .
Answer: The function is continuous everywhere if and only if . |