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Question 3935: Exact Punctured Counterexample to a Failed δ

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
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R0006-03935 · q-20261007-advance-20261009-r03-function-limit-0010

Original question and givens

On a punctured real domain, f(x)=L+(-10)(x−A) for x≠A. Given ε=10/5>0 and failed δ=20/50>0 with |m|δ>ε, give (h,error) for the specified positive witness h=ε/|m|. It must satisfy 0<h<δ but fail |f(A+h)−L|<ε. Use reduced positive-denominator fractions, retaining /1 for integers.

  • G001 — On a punctured real domain, f(x)=L+(-10)(x−A) for x≠A. Given ε=10/5>0 and failed δ=20/50>0 with |m|δ>ε, give (h,error) for the specified positive witness h=ε/|m|. It must satisfy 0<h<δ but fail |f(A+h)−L|<ε. Use reduced positive-denominator fractions, retaining /1 for integers.

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

declared real model with an excluded center for limit data

After

point value,legal off-center evaluation and limit are distinct

Conditions: none

A punctured limit does not read the center value,and evaluation at one legal point is not a limit.These declared affine or factorizable models do not represent arbitrary functions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: punctured_limit_scope · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

counterexample displacement := div(2, 10)

After

counterexample displacement = 1/5

Conditions: none

Choose h=ε/|m|>0;division requires the nonzero slope.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

punctured output error := mul(10, 1/5)

After

punctured output error = 2

Conditions: none

At x=A+h,the output error |f(x)−L|=|m|h equals ε exactly.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

h=1/5>0;δ=2/5;h<δ=Yes;error=2;ε=2

After

legal punctured input but strict output inequality fails

Conditions: none

The condition0<h<δ places the witness inside the punctured neighborhood;error equal to ε already violates strict error<ε,not merely error≤ε.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: strict_delta_counterexample · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

this particular proposed δ is invalid

After

not a proof that the affine limit fails to exist

Conditions: none

Only this proposed δ fails;the affine model still allows the smaller δ=ε/(1+|m|).One bad choice does not disprove existence of the limit.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: bad_delta_not_no_limit · Uses: G001, S004

Reverse checks

  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute punctured output error with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute counterexample displacement with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(1/5, 2/1)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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