Let be a function that exists at a point . Therefore, must exist. True of false?
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A counterexample is the function shown in this graph:
By intuition, we see that at x = − 2 , there's a "gap" in the curve and the function is discontinuous. So the x → − 2 lim does not exist. The same can be seen when x = 3 .
In conclusion, if x → x 0 + lim f ( x ) = x → x 0 − lim f ( x ) = f ( x 0 ) , the limit x → x 0 lim exist . So the statement is F a l s e .