Module 6 - Continuity | ||||||||||
Introduction | Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Self-Test | ||||||||||
Lesson 6.2: Types of Discontinuities | ||||||||||
The discontinuity you investigated in Lesson 6.1 is called a removable discontinuity because the discontinuity can be removed by redefining the function in order to fill a hole in the graph. In this lesson you will examine three other types of discontinuities: jump, oscillating and infinite. Jump discontinuity
The function
The "abs(" function can be pasted from the catalog by pressing
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The function is not continuous at x = 0 because x = 0 is not in the domain of the function. The function is said to have a jump discontinuity because it jumps from y = -1 to y = 1 at x = 0. The left- and right-hand limits are defined as x approaches 0, but
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Because
y1(x) can be typed directly into the Edit Line by pressing
Oscillating discontinuity
The function
![]() It is hard to tell what is happening near x = 0. You can use a feature in the Zoom menu called ZoomBox to magnify a portion of the graph near x = 0.
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![]() This feature will allow you to draw a box around the part of the graph you would like to magnify. When the TI-89 prompts you for the first corner of the box,
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The cursor changes shape and the calculator prompts you for the second corner of the box, which should be diagonally opposite the first corner.
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The area inside the box is magnified to fill the entire viewing screen. ![]() The Zoom Box feature magnifies the graph by adjusting the Window values to match the box corner coordinates.
This window shows even more oscillations than the previous one. No matter how many times you zoom in around the y-axis, the graph will continue to oscillate wildly. In fact, there are infinitely many oscillations packed near the y-axis. That is why
Infinite discontinuity
The function y = tan(x) has an infinite discontinuity at
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6.2.1 Based on the graph, why do you think y = tan(x) is said to have an infinite discontinuity at
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