Consider the function g: R → [0,1] defined by g(x) = if x is rational and x = in lowest terms (with n > 0) and g(x) = 0 if x is irrational. For which values of a & R does lim g(x) exist? At which values of a & R is g continuous? Assume 0 = so that n = 1 in this case.
Consider the function g: R → [0,1] defined by g(x) = if x is rational and x = in lowest terms (with n > 0) and g(x) = 0 if x is irrational. For which values of a & R does lim g(x) exist? At which values of a & R is g continuous? Assume 0 = so that n = 1 in this case.
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![**Consider the function** \( g : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow [0, 1] \) **defined by** \( g(x) = \frac{1}{n} \) **if** \( x \) **is rational and** \( x = \frac{m}{n} \) **in lowest terms (with** \( n > 0 \)) **and** \( g(x) = 0 \) **if** \( x \) **is irrational. For which values of** \( a \in \mathbb{R} \) **does** \( \lim_{x \to a} g(x) \) **exist? At which values of** \( a \in \mathbb{R} \) **is** \( g \) **continuous? Assume** \( 0 = \frac{0}{1} \) **so that** \( n = 1 \) **in this case.**](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F37e8ed93-7bef-4409-89ed-52264f64a27e%2F6d0c48e8-b4fd-4a85-b309-74cf6499f75d%2F0qlknld_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:**Consider the function** \( g : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow [0, 1] \) **defined by** \( g(x) = \frac{1}{n} \) **if** \( x \) **is rational and** \( x = \frac{m}{n} \) **in lowest terms (with** \( n > 0 \)) **and** \( g(x) = 0 \) **if** \( x \) **is irrational. For which values of** \( a \in \mathbb{R} \) **does** \( \lim_{x \to a} g(x) \) **exist? At which values of** \( a \in \mathbb{R} \) **is** \( g \) **continuous? Assume** \( 0 = \frac{0}{1} \) **so that** \( n = 1 \) **in this case.**
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