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Compute Limits: Using The Squeeze Law: X A X A

The Squeeze Law states that if f(x) ≤ g(x) ≤ h(x) for all x ≠ a in some neighborhood of a, and lim f(x) = L = lim h(x), then lim g(x) = L. The document provides two examples of using the Squeeze Law to compute limits. In the first example, the limit of x^2 sin(1/x^2) as x approaches 0 is computed by squeezing the function between -x^2 and x^2. In the second example, the limit of √3x sin(1/x) as x approaches 0 is similarly squeezed between -|√3x| and

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Compute Limits: Using The Squeeze Law: X A X A

The Squeeze Law states that if f(x) ≤ g(x) ≤ h(x) for all x ≠ a in some neighborhood of a, and lim f(x) = L = lim h(x), then lim g(x) = L. The document provides two examples of using the Squeeze Law to compute limits. In the first example, the limit of x^2 sin(1/x^2) as x approaches 0 is computed by squeezing the function between -x^2 and x^2. In the second example, the limit of √3x sin(1/x) as x approaches 0 is similarly squeezed between -|√3x| and

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Compute limits: using the Squeeze Law

The Squeeze Law Suppose that f (x) g(x) h(x) for all x 6= a in some neighborhood of a and laws that
lim f (x) = L = lim h(x).

xa

xa

Then
lim g(x) = L.

xa

1
.
x2
Solution: To apply the Squeeze Law, we view a = 0 and
1
g(x) = x2 sin 2 .
x
The key idea is to find the appropriate f (x) and h(x). Note that 1 sin 1, for any
Example 1 Compute lim x2 sin
x0

(in this occasion =

1
).
x2

Therefore, we always have, when x 6= 0,

1
x2 .
x2
Choose f (x) = x2 and h(x) = x2 , and note that both limx0 x2 = 0 = limx0 x2 .
x2 x2 sin

Therefore, by Squeeze Law,


lim x2 sin

x0

1
= 0.
x2

1
x sin .
x
Solution: To apply the Squeeze Law, we view a = 0 and

1
g(x) = 3 x sin .
x
The key idea is to find the appropriate f (x) and h(x). Note that 1 sin 1, for any

Example 2 Compute lim

x0

(in this occasion = x1 ). Therefore, we always have, when x 6= 0, (absolute values must
be added so that when this positive amount multiplied to both sides of an inequality, the
inequality sign will not be reversed).

1
| 3 x| 3 x sin | 3 x|.
x

3
3
Choose f (x) = | x| and h(x) = | x|, and note that both limx0 | 3 x| = 0 = limx0 | 3 x|.
Therefore, by Squeeze Law,
lim

x0

x sin

1
= 0.
x

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