Calculus Examples

$f (x) = \frac{1}{x^{2}}$

Step 1

Find the domain to determine if the expression is continuous.

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Step 1.1

Set the denominator in $\frac{1}{x^{2}}$ equal to $0$ to find where the expression is undefined.

$x^{2} = 0$

Step 1.2

Solve for $x$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.

$x = \pm \sqrt{0}$

Step 1.2.2

Simplify $\pm \sqrt{0}$ .

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Step 1.2.2.1

Rewrite $0$ as $0^{2}$ .

$x = \pm \sqrt{0^{2}}$

Step 1.2.2.2

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$x = \pm 0$

Step 1.2.2.3

Plus or minus $0$ is $0$ .

$x = 0$

Step 1.3

The domain is all values of $x$ that make the expression defined.

Interval Notation:

$(- \infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$

Set-Builder Notation:

${x | x \neq 0}$

Interval Notation:

$(- \infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$

Set-Builder Notation:

${x | x \neq 0}$

Step 2

Since the domain is not all real numbers, $\frac{1}{x^{2}}$ is not continuous over all real numbers.

Not continuous

Step 3