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How can the function f(x) = x/sin(x) for x != 0 be redefined at x=0 to make it continuous? What is the value?

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Step-by-step solution

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  1. Understand the condition for continuity.

    For a function f(x)f(x) to be continuous at a point x=cx=c, the limit of the function as xx approaches cc must be equal to the function's value at cc. That is, lim⁡x→cf(x)=f(c)\lim_{x \to c} f(x) = f(c).
    In this problem, the function is f(x)=xsin⁡xf(x) = \frac{x}{\sin x} for x≠0x \neq 0, and we need to redefine it at x=0x=0 to make it continuous. So, we need to find the value of lim⁡x→0f(x)\lim_{x \to 0} f(x).

  2. Evaluate the limit of the function as xx approaches 0.

    The function is f(x)=xsin⁡xf(x) = \frac{x}{\sin x}. We need to find:

    lim⁡x→0xsin⁡x\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x}{\sin x}

    This is a standard trigonometric limit. We know the fundamental limit:

    lim⁡x→0sin⁡xx=1\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin x}{x} = 1

    We can rewrite the given limit using this identity:

    lim⁡x→0xsin⁡x=lim⁡x→01sin⁡xx\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x}{\sin x} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1}{\frac{\sin x}{x}}

    As x→0x \to 0, the denominator sin⁡xx\frac{\sin x}{x} approaches 1. Therefore:

    lim⁡x→01sin⁡xx=11=1\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1}{\frac{\sin x}{x}} = \frac{1}{1} = 1
  3. Determine the value for f(0)f(0) for continuity.

    For the function f(x)f(x) to be continuous at x=0x=0, we must define f(0)f(0) to be equal to the limit we just calculated.
    Therefore, to make the function continuous at x=0x=0, we must define f(0)=1f(0) = 1.

    The value that the function can be redefined to at x=0x=0 to make it continuous is 1\boxed{1}.

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