document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=987938>Question 987938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain why the function is discontinuous at the given number a . sketch the graph of the function \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=(1)/(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<s>a=-2</s><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(-2) is undefined for your function, so no point at x=-2. Instead, sign changes around x=-2, leading to vertical asymptote at x=-2.\r<BR>\n" );
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