SOLUTION: Consider the graph of each function and decide if it is continuous y=[x]

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Question 1132478: Consider the graph of each function and decide if it is continuous
y=[x]

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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Consider the graph of each function and decide if it is continuous
y=[x]
I think you mean the "floor" function where y is the SMALLEST
integer that does not exceed x.  It's a "stair-step" function.  
Examples:

[π] = [3] = [√10] = [3.001] = [3.999] = 3

[-π] = [-4] = [-√10] = [-3.999] = [-3.001] = -4

but [-3] = -3 and [-4] = -4



As you see it is not at all continuous.

Edwin