Question:
$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}3 x-8, & \text { if } x \leq 5 \\ 2 k, & \text { if } x>5\end{array}\right.$ at $x=5$
Solution:
Finding the left hand and right hand limits for the given function, we have
$\lim _{x \rightarrow 5} f(x)=3 x-8$
$=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} 3(5-h)-8=15-8=7$
$\lim _{x \rightarrow 5^{+}} f(x)=2 k$
As the function is continuous at $x=5$
$\lim _{x \rightarrow 5^{-}} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 5^{+}} f(x)$
So,
7 = 2k
k = 7/2 = 3.5
Therefore, the value of k is 3.5