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Continuity Date________________ Period____

Find the intervals on which each function is continuous.

x 2 + 2 x + 1, x < 1
1) f ( x) =
{ x
− , x≥1
2) f ( x) = {1, x ≠ 5
3, x = 5
2 10
f

f
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
−2 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 x −2
−2
−4
−4
−6
−6

Find the intervals on which each function is continuous. You may use the provided graph to sketch the
function.

x2 − x − 2
3) f ( x) = { 2 x − 10, x < 2
0, x≥2
4) f ( x) =
x+1
f f
4 4

2 2

−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 10 x −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 x
−2 −2

−4 −4

−6 −6

−8 −8

−10 −10

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 Find the intervals on which each function is continuous.

x2

{
x 7
5) f ( x) = − − , x≤0
2x + 4 6) f ( x) = 2 2
− x 2 + 2 x − 2, x > 0

x 2 − x − 12 x2 − x − 6
7) f ( x) = − 8) f ( x) =
x+3 x+2

Determine if each function is continuous. If the function is not continuous, find the x-axis location of and
classify each discontinuity.

x2 x+1
9) f ( x) = − 10) f ( x) = 2
2x + 4 x −x−2

x+1 x2
11) f ( x) = 2
12) f ( x) = −
x +x+1 x−1

x 2 − 4 x + 3, x ≠ 0 −x2 , x ≠ 1
13) f ( x) = { 3, x=0
14) f ( x) = {0, x=1

Critical thinking questions:

15) Give an example of a function with 16) Of the six basic trigonometric functions, which
discontinuities at x = 1, 2, and 3. are continuous over all real numbers? Which
are not? What types of discontinuities are
there?

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 Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus Name___________________________________

Continuity Date________________ Period____

Find the intervals on which each function is continuous.

x 2 + 2 x + 1, x < 1
1) f ( x) =
{ x
− , x≥1
2) f ( x) = {1, x ≠ 5
3, x = 5
2 10
f

f
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
−2 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 x −2
−2
−4
−4
−6
−6

(− ∞, 5), (5, ∞)
(− ∞, 1), [1, ∞)

Find the intervals on which each function is continuous. You may use the provided graph to sketch the
function.

x2 − x − 2
3) f ( x) = { 2 x − 10, x < 2
0, x≥2
4) f ( x) =
x+1
f f
4 4

2 2

−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 10 x −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 x
−2 −2

−4 −4

−6 −6

−8 −8

−10 −10

(− ∞, 2), [2, ∞) (− ∞, −1), (−1, ∞)

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 Find the intervals on which each function is continuous.

x2

{
x 7
5) f ( x) = − − , x≤0
2x + 4 6) f ( x) = 2 2
(− ∞, −2), (−2, ∞) − x 2 + 2 x − 2, x > 0
(− ∞, 0], (0, ∞)

x 2 − x − 12 x2 − x − 6
7) f ( x) = − 8) f ( x) =
x+3 x+2
(− ∞, −3), (−3, ∞) (− ∞, −2), (−2, ∞)

Determine if each function is continuous. If the function is not continuous, find the x-axis location of and
classify each discontinuity.

x2 x+1
9) f ( x) = − 10) f ( x) = 2
2x + 4 x −x−2
Essential discontinuity at: x = −2 Removable discontinuity at: x = −1
Essential discontinuity at: x = 2

x+1 x2
11) f ( x) = 2
12) f ( x) = −
x +x+1 x−1

Continuous Essential discontinuity at: x = 1

x 2 − 4 x + 3, x ≠ 0 −x2 , x ≠ 1
13) f ( x) = { 3, x=0
14) f ( x) = {0, x=1
Continuous Removable discontinuity at: x = 1

Critical thinking questions:

15) Give an example of a function with 16) Of the six basic trigonometric functions, which
discontinuities at x = 1, 2, and 3. are continuous over all real numbers? Which
are not? What types of discontinuities are
1 there?
Many answers.
( x − 1)( x − 2)( x − 3) Cont: sin, cos. Not cont: sec, csc, tan, cot. Essential.

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