Chapter 1:

BASIC
CALCULUS
OBJECTI
Lesson I
VES II
III
IV
OBJECTI
VES
Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the unit, students should be able to:

a. Illustrate continuity of a function on an interval.

STEM_BCC11LC-IIIc-3
b. Determine whether a function is continuous on an
interval or not. STEM_BC11LC-IIIc-4

Lesson I
II
III
IV
Basic
Calculus

continuity of a function at
a point
• Continuity of a function at a point is when you graph without lifting
your pen or pencil and the graph that has no break, we called it
continuous, but when it has a hole on the graph we called it dis
continuous.

II
III
IV
Basic
Calculus
ES

Example 1
Determine whether the function is continuous at . Justify the
conclusion.

1st condition : f (c) exists 2nd condition: 3rd condition:

limx→c f(x)=f(c)
limx→c f(x)f(c)
( intermediate )
Therefore is discontinuous
at .
=4
Basic Calculus

ACTIVITY
“J U M B L E D W O R D”
Basic Calculuss

ACTIVITY
“J U M B L E D W O R D”
Basic Calculus

ACTIVITY
“J U M B L E D W O R D”
Basic Calculus

ACTIVITY
“J U M B L E D W O R D”
Basic Calculuss

Continuity of function on an
interval.

It is a function can be continuous on an interval. This simply

means that it is continuous at every point on the interval.
Equivalently, if we are able to draw the entire graph of the
function on an interval without lifting our tracing pen, or without
being interrupted by a hole in the middle of the graph, then we
can conclude that the function is continuous on that interval.
Basic Calculus

Continuity of function on an
interval.

A function is said to be continuous at a closed

interval [ a, b ] if it its right endpoint, open
interval and left endpoint has no breakage, or
discontinuity
Basic Calculus

OBSERVED
T H I S !!!
Basic Calculus

Here are the following conditions needed to be satisfied to be

able to know whether the function is continuous or not on a
closed Interval.

1. The function needs to be continuous at the open interval (a, b).

2. The function needs to be continuous at the left endpoint [a].

a) If is defined.
b) If exixts.
c) If
Basic Calculus

Here are the following conditions needed to be satisfied to be

able to know whether the function is continuous or not on a
closed Interval.

3.The function needs to be continuous at the right

endpoint [b].

a) If is defined.
b) If exixts.
c) If
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 3:

Is the function is continuous on the closed interval [-4,1]?

STEP 1: The function (𝑥) needs to be verified continuous at the

open interval(−4, −1) by creating its table of values or simply
knowing its restrictions with regards to its domain.
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 3:

Table Values:
x-values y-values
-3.9 1.71
-3 0
-2.5 -0.25
-2 0
-1.0001 1.99970001

Therefore, we can say that it is continuous on the open interval (−4, −1)
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 3:

STEP 2: The function needs to be continuous at the left endpoint

a) Evaluate the function
𝑓(−4) = + 5(−4) + 6 = 2
b.) Find
lim 𝑥→− + 5(−4) + 6 = 2
lim 𝑥→−
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 3:

C. Observe that

STEP 3: The function needs to be continuous at the right endpoint .

a) Evaluate the function
𝑓(−1) = + 5(−1) + 6 = 2
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 3:

𝐵. Find
lim 𝑥→− + 5(−1) + 6 = 2
lim 𝑥→−

C. Observe that
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 3:

Conclusion: Since all of the three conditions were satisfied, then we can say that the function
is continuous on the closed interval To illustrate that the function is continuous on the closed
interval simply graph the function which includes the x-values from .
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 4:

Check if the function (𝑥) = √𝑥 + 3 is continuous on the closed

interval [−4, 1]?
STEP 1: The function needs to be verified continuous at the open
interval by creating its table of values or simply knowing its
restrictions with regards to its domain.
x-values 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 3 y-values
-3. 9 (*imaginary number)
0 1.732050808
0.9999 1.999749984
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 4:

 Based on the table, all domains (x-values) in between has its own
defined y-value except Therefore, we can say that it is not
continuous on the open interval
 Another justification that this function is not continuous on the
open interval is that, all radical functions are continuous only
within the domain, if beyond restrictions, then it won’t exist.  
 The domain of the function is , since the open interval being asked
is therefore it is not continuous on
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 4:

STEP 2: The function needs to be continuous at the left

endpoint
a) at
𝑓(−4) =
=
= 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 4:

b.)

=
=
= 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓
c.) Observe that 𝑎𝑛𝑑 does not exist.
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 4:

STEP 3: The function needs to be continuous at the right

endpoint
a) at =2
Basic Calculus

E X A M P L E 4:

b.)

= =2

c.) Observe that 𝑓(1) = 𝑓(𝑥)

ILLUSTRATION
THANKYOU
FOR
L I S T E N I N G!!!