Discuss the continuity of the following functions :
f(x) = sin x cos x
Idea : If f and g are two functions whose domains are same and both f and g are everywhere continuous then :
i) f + g is also everywhere continuous
ii) f – g is also everywhere continuous
iii) f*g is also everywhere continuous
iv) f/g is also everywhere continuous for all R except point at which g(x) = 0
∵ f(x) = sin x × cos x
It is a purely trigonometric function
As sin x is continuous everywhere and cos x is also continuous everywhere for all real values of x
As f(x) is nothing but product of two everywhere continuous function
∴ f(x) is also everywhere continuous.
We can see this through its graph which shows no point of discontinuity.
Fig : plot of sin x × cos x