Let f(x)={2x+3 for x≥1,−x+5 for x<1.
f is continuous from the right at x≥1.
The proof would be:
Let ϵ>0 be arbitrary.
Let x0≥1.
Let δ=ϵ/2.
Let x∈R and $x_0\leq x
Thus |f(x)−f(x0)|=|2x+3−2x0−3|=|2x−2x0|=2|x−x0|<2δ=2ϵ/2=ϵ.
This comes from the definition for continuity from the right:∀ϵ>0∃δ>0 such that if x∈I and $x_0\leq x
Prove f is discontinuous from the left at x=1 using the definition: ∃ϵ>0∀δ>0 such that if x∈I and $x_0-\delta
I can't seem to find ϵ. But I think the proof would go like:
Let ϵ = ?
Let δ>0 be arbitrary.
Let x0<1.
Let x∈I that is to say x<1 and $x_0-\delta
Then from there is figuring out |f(x)−f(x0)|≥ϵ which I don't get because |f(x)−f(x0)|=|−x+5+x0−5|=|−x+x0|=|x−x0|<δ.
So would you set ϵ≤δ?
I know my definitions are correct. My teacher has drilled them into our brains. I stands for the domain of f which is the reals or R except the domain is split in two. And by "from the right" and "from the left" I mean that the space between x and x0 denoted as δ, or |x−x0|<δ, is only calculated on one side, either adding or subtracting δ, not by doing both which would be $x_0-\delta
Answer
Hint 1: Show that lim=4. However f(1)=5 which is not equal to the left limit. Showing this is sufficient to say that f is not left continuous at 1. Hope this helps.
Hint 2 : Take ϵ=1/2. Let δ>0. What I want you to do is to prove the converse of the definition of left continuity. Suppose x<1. Observe that |f(x)-f(1)|=|-x+5-2(1)-3|=|-x|=|x|. Clearly which ever interval (1-δ,1) that is formed depending on δ there always exists a x that is in (1-δ,1) such that |x|>1/2 (|f(x)-f(1)|>1/2). This is not written in the most formal way I hope you can figure out the whole answer.
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