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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { If } \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{-}} f(x)=5 \text { and } \lim _{x \rightarrow 1^{+}} f(x)=5, \text { what can you say about }\\\lim _{x \rightarrow 1} f(x) ? \text { What can you say about } f(1) \text { ? }\end{array}$$
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