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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.6.87b

Let g(x)={x2+xif x<1aif x=13x+5if x>1g\(\left\)(x\(\right\))=\(\begin{cases}\)x^2+x & \(\text{if }\)x<1\\ a & \(\text{if }\)x=1\\ 3x+5 & \(\text{if }\)x>1\(\end{cases}\)
b. Determine the value of aa for which gg is continuous from the right at 11. 

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To determine the value of 'a' for which the function g(x) is continuous from the right at x = 1, we need to ensure that the right-hand limit of g(x) as x approaches 1 is equal to g(1).
The right-hand limit of g(x) as x approaches 1 is found by considering the expression for g(x) when x > 1, which is 3x + 5.
Calculate the right-hand limit: \( \lim_{{x \to 1^+}} g(x) = \lim_{{x \to 1^+}} (3x + 5) \).
Evaluate this limit by substituting x = 1 into the expression 3x + 5, which gives 3(1) + 5.
For g(x) to be continuous from the right at x = 1, set the right-hand limit equal to g(1), which is 'a'. Therefore, solve the equation 3(1) + 5 = a to find the value of 'a'.

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