Exercise · ZW-TYPES-OF-DISCONTINUITY-009 · ★☆☆ Basic
What type of discontinuity does \(f(x)=\tan x\) have at \(x=\dfrac{\pi}{2}\)?
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- A. Infinite
Explanation
Approaching \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) from the left, \(\tan x\) tends to \(+\infty\) and from the right to \(-\infty\). At least one one-sided limit is infinite: an infinite discontinuity.
Review the concept: Types of discontinuity
A function is discontinuous at \(a\) when some continuity condition fails. It can be removable, a jump, or infinite.
\[\lim_{x\to a^-}f(x)\neq\lim_{x\to a^+}f(x)\ \Rightarrow\ \text{jump discontinuity}\]
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