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January 3rd, 2009, 06:07 PM
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| | Finding constants to make function continuous 
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January 3rd, 2009, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Neverending 
Please help! | You want to make sure that you satisfy these conditions:
and
What will then happen is this: You will have generated a system of equations, and now you can easily solve for a and b.
Can you try to take it from here? | | The following users thank Chris L T521 for this useful post: | |  | 
January 3rd, 2009, 06:17 PM
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| | chris said the same thing
Last edited by skeeter; January 3rd, 2009 at 06:18 PM.
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| | i generated the equations : 8=-9x + b and -8=7x + b and found b to be -1.
However, I do not know how to find a.. =[
EDIT: I think I got it.. I got a and b to both equal -1.
Is that correct?
Last edited by Neverending; January 3rd, 2009 at 06:25 PM.
Reason: found answer
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January 3rd, 2009, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Neverending i generated the equations : 8=-9x + b and -8=7x | should be 8 = -9a + b and -8 = 7a + b | | The following users thank skeeter for this useful post: | |  | 
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