Practicing Success
If $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{c}\frac{x^2-9}{x-3}, x \neq 3 \\ ~5~~, ~~x=3\end{array}\right.$ then $f(x)$: |
is continuous at x = 3 has removable discontinuity at x = 3 has irremovable discontinuity at x = 3 continuous at every real number |
has removable discontinuity at x = 3 |
The correct answer is Option (2) - has removable discontinuity at x = 3 $f(5)=5$ so $\lim\limits_{x→3}\frac{x^2-9}{x-3}=\lim\limits_{x→3}\frac{(x-3)(x+3)}{(x-3)}=\lim\limits_{x→3} x+3=6≠f(3)$ ⇒ it has removable discontinuity at x = 3 as f(x) can be redefined as $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{c}\frac{x^2-9}{x-3}, x \neq 3 \\ ~6~~, ~~x=3\end{array}\right.$ |