Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Let for . The composite is formed by putting into again. A student wants to know where breaks. The composite needs two things: must be allowed in the inner , and must be allowed in the outer . Find the two points at which is discontinuous.
On an interval, check every joining point of a piecewise function: the left-hand limit, the right-hand limit and the value must be equal. Sums, products, quotients (with a nonzero denominator) and compositions of continuous functions are continuous.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The inner function. is not defined at , so is not defined there.
Step 2. The outer function. The outer cannot take the input . So we need . Solving gives .
Step 3. Simplify. For and , . This rational function is continuous everywhere except where the denominator is zero, which is , and the point was already removed.
Answer: is discontinuous at and .
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