3.2 Continuity
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3.2 Continuity
JMerrill, 2009
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Review 3.1
Find: x 2lim f(x)
1
x 2
Direct substitution causes division by zero. Factoring is not possible, so what are you going to do?
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Review 3.1
x f(x)
-3 -1
-2.5 -2
-2.1 -10
-2.01 -100
-2.001 -1000
As x approaches____ from the _______,
f(x) approaches _______.
-2
left
x f(x)
-1 1
-1.5 2
-1.9 10
-1.99 100
-1.999 1000
As x approaches____ from the _______,
f(x) approaches _______.
-2right
Therefore, the limit DNE
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Review – You Do
Describe what is happening to x and determine if a limit exists
x f(x)-4 -1.333
-3.5 -2.545
-3.1 -12.16
-3.01 -120.2
-3.001 -1200
x f(x)-2 1-2.5 2.2222
-2.9 11.837
-2.99 119.84
-2.999 1199.8
As x approaches____ from the _______, f(x) approaches _______.
As x approaches____ from the _______, f(x) approaches _______.
-3 -3
left right
Therefore, the limit DNE.Therefore, the limit DNE.
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Review
Does the limit exist…At x = 1?
At x = -1?
At x = 0?
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3.2 Continuity
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Continuous Functions
A function is continuous if you can draw the function without lifting your pencil.
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Continuous?
Does the limit exist at x = 3? What is the limit?
Is the function continuous?
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Continuous?
Is the function continuous?
If a function can be made to be continuous by defining or redefining a single point, the function has a removable discontinuity.
But, we can make the function continuous by defining g(4) = -2
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Continuity on an Open Interval
A function is continuous on an open interval if it is continuous at every x-value in the interval.
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Continuity on a Closed Interval
If you have a closed interval, then we have to define the endpoints.
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Graphs
If functions are given by graphs, it’s pretty easy to tell if they’re continuous. However, some functions are not so easy to tell.
Consider the piecewise function
2
x 1 if x 1
f(x) x 3x 4 if 1 x 3
5 x if x 3
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3.3 Rates of Change
One of the main applications of calculus is determining how a variable changes with respect to another variable.
Average speed is a good example of average rate of change
DistanceAverage Speed
Time
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Average Rate of Change
This book refers to this as the Difference Quotient
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Average Rate Example
Find the average rate of change for the function f(x) = 3x2 – 2 from x = 3 to x = 5
f(b) = f(5) = 3(5)2 – 2 = 73 f(a) = f(3) = 3(3)2 – 2 = 25Evaluate, using the formula 24 is the average rate of change of the
function from 3 to 5
(5) (3) 73 2524
5 3 2
f f
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You Do
Find the average rate of change for the given function from x = 0 to 4
f(x) = -x2 + 4
2
2
( ) ( )
(4) (4) 4 12
(0) 0 4 4
12 44
4
f b f a
b a
f
f
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Instantaneous Rate of Change
The book uses:
We’re going to use: 0
( ) ( )lim
h
f x h f x
h
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Example: x2 – x + 4
2
0
( ) ( ) 4 ( )lim
h
x h x h f x
h2 2
0
( ) ( ) 4 ( 4)lim
h
x h x h x x
h2 2 2
0
2 4 4lim
h
x hx h x h x x
h2
0
2lim
h
hx h h
h 0
(2 1)lim
h
h x h
h
0lim 2 0 1 2 1
h
x x
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You Do:
Find the instantaneous rate of change of f(x) = 3x2 – x + 27
Example from P.185
6x - 1
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3.4
Definition of the Derivative
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Tangent Lines
A tangent line is a line that touches a curve at only one point.
Since we can’t find the slope of a curve, the slope of the tangent line is the slope of the curve at that point.
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Secant Lines
A secant line is a line going through the tangent line point on the curve and another point.
As the fixed point S’s get closer and closer to R, the slopes of the secant lines approach a limit as h approaches 0. The limit is the slope of the tangent line, which is the instantaneous rate of change.
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Find the Tangent to the Curve
Find the tangent to the curve f(x) = x2 + 2 at x = -1
A. Find the equation of the tangent line
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Example
Find the tangent to the curve f(x) = x2 + 2 at x = -1
Find the ordered pair where the tangent line touches the curve:
Since x = -1, y = (-1)2 + 2 = 3The tangent line touches the curve at
(-1, 3)
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Example
The limit is the first step to finding the slope of the tangent line:
2 2
h 0
2 2 2
h 0
h 0
(x h) 2 (x 2)lim
h
x 2xh h 2 x 2lim
hh(2x h)
limh
2x
Plug the x-value into the limit answer: 2(-1) = -2. m = -2
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Finish
We know the tangent line has m = -2 and touches the curve at (-1, 3)
Write the equation:y = mx + b3 = (-2)(-1) + b3 = 2 + b1 = b
The equation of the tangent line is y = -2x + 1
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The Derivative
The notation f’(x) is called the derivative with respect to x
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The Derivative
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The Derivative P. 209
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The Derivative P. 209
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To Find the Tangent to the Curve at a Point
Substitute the x-value in the equation to find the corresponding y-value (if y is not given)
Find f’(x) Substitute the x-value into f’(x) to find the
slope of the tangent line Now that you have a point and a slope, write
the equation for the tangent line. y = mx + b
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You Do
Find the tangent to the curve f(x) = 3x2 – 6x + 2 at x = 2
y = 6x – 10