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Find the value of c so that f(x) is continuous everywhere.

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The value of c for a function to be continuous typically pertains to making sure the function has no breaks or jumps at that point, and for continuous probability functions, P(x = c) is 0 because a point has no area under the curve. The continuity of f(x) is assured within a closed interval if its graph is a horizontal line.

Step-by-step explanation:

The task is to find the value of c so that the function f(x) remains continuous for all x in the given domain. In the context of probability discussed, if f(x) represents a continuous probability function, then for any specific value, say x = c, the probability P(x = c) is 0. This is because the probability for a continuous random variable is calculated over an interval, and a point has no width therefore no area under the curve, making the probability zero. We can find probabilities such as P(c < x < d) or P(x > a) by calculating the area under the f(x) curve between the specified values of x, assuming that f(x) is the probability density function.

If

f(x)

is simply a general function, to ensure its continuity at a point

x = c

, we must ensure that its limit as

x

approaches

c

from both directions equals the value of

f(c)

(if it is defined). In the case that the graph of

f(x)

is a horizontal line and we are restricted to the domain

0 ≤ x ≤ 20

, the continuity of

f(x)

is guaranteed within that closed interval since horizontal lines do not have breaks or jumps.

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