find constants a and b so function is continuous

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Originally Posted by sydewayzlocc

I am having trouble with this problem :

Find constants a and b so that the function is continuous for all x ∈http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/6/9...41811fd226.png, where

f(x)={sin(ax)/bx, x<0
2, x=0
ax+b, x>0

f(x) is continuous for $x\neq0$

f(x) is continuous at x = 0 if $\lim_{x\to 0}f(x)=f(0)$

We want $\lim_{x\to 0^-}\frac{sin(ax)}{bx}=2$ and $\lim_{x\to 0^+}ax+b=2$

$\lim_{x\to 0^-}\frac{sin(ax)}{bx}=\lim_{x\to 0^-}\frac{a cos(ax)}{b}=\frac{a}{b}$

$\frac{a}{b}=2$ so $a=2b$

$\lim_{x\to 0^+}ax+b=b$

$b=2$ and $a=4$