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Need help solving this continuity function.-example-1
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Answer:

c = 2

Explanation:

The function will be continuous if the limit from either side of c is the same as the value of the function at c. This will be the case if c is chosen as the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of the two expressions. In symbols, we want c = x such that ...

x^2 -6 = 4x -10

x^2 -4x +4 = 0 . . . . . add the opposite of the right side

(x -2)^2 = 0 . . . . . . . .rewrite as a square

x = 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . take the square root and add 2

The line and parabola intersect in exactly one point (2, -2), the point of tangency of the line and the parabola. Hence choosing c=2 ensures not only continuity of the function, but also continuity of its derivative.

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