A function is continuous at a point x=c if
(1) `lim_(x->c)` exists
(2) f(c) exists
(3) `f(c)="L"=lim_(x->c)`
We are trying to determine if fg(x) is continuous at x=1:
(1) `lim_(x->1)fg(x)=0` From the left we find `lim_(x->1^-)fg(x)=(3x+5)(x^2-3x+2)==>fg(1)=0`
From the right we determine `lim_(x->1^+)fg(x)=lim_(x->1^+)(sqrt(x)+3)(lnx)=0`
So the limit exists and is 0.
(2) The value of the function fg(1)=0 exists.
(3) The value of the function at x=1 is the same as the limit as x approaches 1.
Therefore, the function fg(x) is continuous at x=1.
The graph of f(x) in red, g(x) in blue, and fg(x) in purple:
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