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

question 195

Essay

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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A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, in order to suggest a resemblance.

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An individual living entity that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis.