If a function f(x) is continuous, then what can be said about the value of the following limit

lim-->2 [f(x) +4x]

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I figured this out this way but am not sure it's right.

f(2) + 4(2) = f(2) + 8. From this we can tell that it exists, but I'm not sure why.
If f(x) is continuous (on ℝ), then f(2) must exist. Also, it is known that polynomials are continuous on ℝ.
Within these constraints, limits are additive, so
Lim x->2 f(x)+4x
=Lim x->2 f(x) + Lim x->2 4x
=f(2) + 4(2)
=f(2) + 8,
as you have found.