Continuity Piecewise Bff775
1. Given the piecewise function:
$$f(x) = \begin{cases} 2 & \text{if } x=0 \\ \frac{x}{\sin(\pi x)} & \text{if } x \neq 0 \end{cases}$$
2. To check continuity at $x=0$, we need:
$$\lim_{x \to 0} f(x) = f(0)$$
3. Calculate the limit:
$$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x}{\sin(\pi x)}$$
4. Use the substitution $u = \pi x$, so as $x \to 0$, $u \to 0$:
$$\lim_{u \to 0} \frac{\frac{u}{\pi}}{\sin u} = \frac{1}{\pi} \lim_{u \to 0} \frac{u}{\sin u}$$
5. Recall that $\lim_{u \to 0} \frac{\sin u}{u} = 1$, so:
$$\lim_{u \to 0} \frac{u}{\sin u} = 1$$
6. Therefore:
$$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x}{\sin(\pi x)} = \frac{1}{\pi}$$
7. For continuity at $x=0$, set:
$$f(0) = 2 = \lim_{x \to 0} f(x) = \frac{1}{\pi}$$
8. Since $2 \neq \frac{1}{\pi}$, the function is not continuous at $x=0$ unless $f(0)$ is redefined to $\frac{1}{\pi}$.
Final values:
- $p = 2$
- $d = 0$
- $II = \frac{1}{\pi}$ (limit value)
- $f(x) = \begin{cases} 2 & x=0 \\ \frac{x}{\sin(\pi x)} & x \neq 0 \end{cases}$
Hence, the function is continuous at $x=0$ if $f(0) = \frac{1}{\pi}$.