Provide an Appropriate Response

question 209

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-Give an example of a function f(x) that is continuous at all values of x except at x = 7, where it has a removable
discontinuity. Explain how you know that f is discontinuous at x = 7 and how you know the discontinuity is
removable.

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Definitions:

Concrete-Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically occurring between ages 7 and 11, where children start thinking logically about concrete events.

Logical

Pertaining to a mode of reasoning or argumentation that is consistent, valid, and based on facts or established rules of reasoning.

Conservation

A cognitive ability, identified by Piaget, that allows a person to understand that changing the form of a substance or object does not change its amount, overall volume, or mass.

Animism

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.