Show that the function given below is continuous at x=−6 . \[ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} \frac{3 x^{2}+17 x-6}{x+6} & x \neq-6 \\ -19 & x=-6 \end{array}\right. \] The function f(x) is continuous at x=−6 since f(−6)= and x→−6 lim f(x)= implies that x→−6 lim f(x)∣f(−6)
Question
Show that the function given below is continuous at x=−6 . The function f(x) is continuous at x=−6 since f(−6)= and x→−6 lim f(x)= implies that x→−6 lim f(x)∣f(−6)
Solution
To show that the function is continuous at x = -6, we need to evaluate f(-6) and find the limit of f(x) as x approaches -6.
First, let's find f(-6) by substituting x = -6 into the function:
f(-6) = (-19) [since x = -6]
So, f(-6) = -19.
Next, let's find the limit of f(x) as x approaches -6. We can do this by evaluating the limit of the function as x approaches -6 from both the left and the right.
For x ≠ -6, we can simplify the function:
f(x) = (3x^2 + 17x - 6)/(x + 6)
To find the limit as x approaches -6, we substitute x = -6 into the simplified function:
lim(x→-6) f(x) = lim(x→-6) [(3x^2 + 17x - 6)/(x + 6)]
Now, let's evaluate the limit:
lim(x→-6) f(x) = lim(x→-6) [(3(-6)^2 + 17(-6) - 6)/(-6 + 6)] = lim(x→-6) [108 - 102 - 6]/0
Since the denominator is 0, we cannot directly evaluate the limit using substitution. However, we can simplify the function further by factoring the numerator:
lim(x→-6) f(x) = lim(x→-6) [(3x - 1)(x + 6)]/0
Now, we can cancel out the common factor of (x + 6) in the numerator and denominator:
lim(x→-6) f(x) = lim(x→-6) (3x - 1)
Finally, we substitute x = -6 into the simplified function:
lim(x→-6) f(x) = lim(x→-6) (3(-6) - 1)
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