The Function P, Whose Graph Follows, Gives the Prime Rate

question 231

Short Answer

The function P, whose graph follows, gives the prime rate (the interest rate banks charge their best corporate customers) as a function of time for the first 32 wk during a year. Determine the values of t for which P is discontinuous.
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t = __________

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