$\text { Discuss the continuity of the function } f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{c} 2 x-1, \text { if } x<2 \\ \frac{3 x}{2}, \text { if } x \geq 2 \end{array}\right.$
$\text { Discuss the continuity of the function } f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{c} 2 x-1, \text { if } x<2 \\ \frac{3 x}{2}, \text { if } x \geq 2 \end{array}\right.$

A real function f is said to be continuous at x = c, where c is any point in the domain of f if

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A function is continuous at x = c if

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Function is changing its nature (or expression) at x = 2, so we need to check its continuity at x = 2 first.

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=> LHL = RHL = f (2)

∴ Function is continuous at x = 2

Let c be any real number such that c > 2

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∴ f (x) is continuous everywhere for x > 2.

Let m be any real number such that m < 2

∴ f (m) = 2m – 1 [using equation 1]

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∴ f (x) is continuous everywhere for x < 2.

Hence, we can conclude by stating that f(x) is continuous for all Real numbers