a)
Let N≤0. Then, for any δ>0, we have
0<∣x−3∣<δ⇒f(x)=(x−3)21>0≥N.Now, let N>0. Pick
δ=N1.This gives
0<∣x−3∣<N1⇒N<∣x−3∣1⇒N<(x−3)21.b)
Suppose, by contradiction, that there is no x such that g(x)=0. Suppose f(x)>ε for all x for some ε>0 and
x→alimg(x)=0.Pick any N. Pick any α>0 such that
αε≥N.By definition, there exists δ>0 such that
0<∣x−a∣<δ⇒∣g(x)∣<α.Then
α1<∣g(x)∣1and therefore
N≤αε<∣g(x)∣ε<∣g(x)∣f(x).