Derivatives and Continuity in Functions
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Powered by AIFind \( f(-2) = \frac{5}{5} = 1 \) and \( f'(x) = \frac{x^2 - 6x - 1}{(x - 3)^2} \); evaluate \( f'(-2) = -3 \). The tangent line's equation is \( y - 1 = -3(x + 2) \), giving \( y = -3x - 5 \). Both point-slope form and calculated derivative are needed .
The graph of \( f(x) \) approaches horizontal asymptote as \( x \to \pm\infty \), represented by \( y = 2x \). The vertical asymptote at \( x = 1 \) arises where the denominator becomes zero, showing a break in graph continuity and direction reversal, all of which can be seen graphically .
The domain of \( f(x) = \frac{x^2 + 1}{x - 2} \) is all real numbers except \( x = 2 \), where the function is undefined due to division by zero. Excluding \( x = 2 \) is necessary for the function to be well-defined .
Determine \( \lim_{x \to \pm\infty} \left( \frac{2x^2 + 1}{x - 4} - (4x + 3) \right) = 0 \), implying the line \( y = 4x + 3 \) is approached by \( f(x) \) off-axis as \( x \to \pm\infty \). This verification through comparative limits confirms oblique asymptotic behavior .
To study the continuity of \( f(x) \) at \( x = 0 \), we need to check the left-hand limit, right-hand limit, and the value of the function at \( x = 0 \). The left-hand limit as \( x \to 0^- \) is \(-0 = 0\), the right-hand limit as \( x \to 0^+ \) is \(1\), and \( f(0) = 0 \). Since the left-hand limit equals the function value but not the right-hand limit, \( f(x) \) is not continuous at \( x = 0 \).
The graph of \( f(x) \) shows a step change at \( x = 0 \) from a line with negative slope approaching zero from the left to a horizontal line at \( y = 1 \) from the right. This visual jump confirms that \( f(x) \) is discontinuous at \( x = 0 \).
To check continuity, evaluate the left and right limits at \( x = 2 \): both sides give \( 0 \), matching \( f(2) = 0 \), hence \( f(x) \) is continuous at \( x = 2 \). For differentiability, the left derivative \( f'(x) \to -1 \) and the right derivative \( f'(x) \to 1 \), indicating that the derivatives are not equal at \( x = 2 \), rendering \( f(x) \) non-differentiable at that point .
Using the quotient rule, the derivative \( f'(x) = \frac{(x-3)(2x) - (x^2 + 1)(1)}{(x - 3)^2} \) simplifies to \( f'(x) = \frac{x^2 - 6x - 1}{(x - 3)^2} \). This involves applying differentiable rules to both the numerator and denominator, followed by simplification .
Graphically, as \( x \to \infty \) or \( x \to -\infty \), \( f(x) \to 0 \) indicating horizontal asymptotes. As \( x \to 1^+ \), \( f(x) \to \infty \), and as \( x \to 1^- \), \( f(x) \to -\infty \), showing a vertical asymptote at \( x = 1 \), confirmed by the curves approaching infinite slopes near these values .
\( x = 3 \) is a point where the denominator of \( f(x) = \frac{x^2 + 1}{x - 3} \) becomes zero, leading the function towards infinity. Limits \( \lim_{x \to 3^+} f(x) \) and \( \lim_{x \to 3^-} f(x) \) reveal unbounded behavior, confirming \( x = 3 \) as a vertical asymptote .