009A Sample Final 3, Problem 4

Discuss, without graphing, if the following function is continuous at $x=0.$

$f(x)=\left\{{\begin{array}{lr}{\frac {x}{|x|}}&{\text{if }}x<0\\0&{\text{if }}x=0\\x-\cos x&{\text{if }}x>0\end{array}}\right.$

If you think $f$ is not continuous at $x=0,$ what kind of discontinuity is it?

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