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Active Calculus 2nd Ed

Activity 1.7.3.
This activity builds on your work in Preview Activity 1.7.1, using the same function \(f\) as given by the graph that is repeated in the following figure. Assume that \(f(2) = -2.5\text{.}\)
(a)
At which values of \(a\) does \(\lim_{x \to a} f(x)\) not exist?
(b)
At which values of \(a\) is \(f(a)\) not defined?
(c)
At which values of \(a\) does \(f\) have a limit, but \(\lim_{x \to a} f(x) \ne f(a)\text{?}\)
(d)
State all values of \(a\) for which \(f\) is not continuous at \(x = a\text{.}\)
(e)
Which condition is stronger, and hence implies the other: \(f\) has a limit at \(x = a\) or \(f\) is continuous at \(x = a\text{?}\) Explain, and hence complete the following sentence: “If \(f\) at \(x = a\text{,}\) then \(f\) at \(x = a\text{,}\)” where you complete the blanks with has a limit and is continuous, using each phrase once.