the point. How would you explain this to your friend? 4. Determine whether the function is (a) continuous and (b) differentiable. Show complete proof. f(x) = {-3; if x ? 0 {2x; if x > 0 5. Find the slope and the equation of the tangent line (in standard form) to the curve
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(a) To determine if the function is continuous, we need to check if the limit as x approaches 0 from the left is equal to the limit as x approaches 0 from the right. The limit as x approaches 0 from the left is -3 (since f(x) = -3 for x ≤ 0). The limit as x Show more…
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