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Limits: A Limit Exists, Has An Number Answer, (At X A) If

This document discusses limits and continuity in calculus. It begins by defining a limit and explaining how to evaluate limits, including looking at graphs and plugging in values. It provides examples of limits as x approaches both numbers and infinity. The document then discusses properties of limits, trigonometric limits, and limits of piecewise functions. Finally, it defines continuity and discontinuities, providing examples of different types of discontinuities in functions.

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Limits: A Limit Exists, Has An Number Answer, (At X A) If

This document discusses limits and continuity in calculus. It begins by defining a limit and explaining how to evaluate limits, including looking at graphs and plugging in values. It provides examples of limits as x approaches both numbers and infinity. The document then discusses properties of limits, trigonometric limits, and limits of piecewise functions. Finally, it defines continuity and discontinuities, providing examples of different types of discontinuities in functions.

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Chapter 1

Limits
lim x 1
2

x 2

This question is read, what is the _____________ of ___________? as x _________________ 2?


In other words, as we plug numbers into x that get ______________________ and __________________ to
2, what value, if any, does the value of x2 1 approach?

A limit exists, has an number answer, (at x = a) if:


1.
2.
3.

Pluggin In:

Another way of answering a limit problem is to look at the graph.

Chapter 1

lim
x 1

lim
x -1

lim
x 1
lim
x -1

lim
x 1
lim
x -1
lim
x -1-

Reasons limits do not exist (D N E)


1.

2.

3.

NOTE: Regardless the method, a limit exists only if the expression approaches A __________________, not
_________ numbers, and not_______________, not even a sckillion.
A limit is a number or the limit does not exists. (DNE)

Homework
Page 54 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 18

Chapter 1
x 1
lim 2
x 1 x 1

lim
x 3

x 1 2
x 3

D.S.E
lim

x 1

1
x 1

1
1

lim x 4 4
x 0
x

Methods for solving limits:


1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.
Homework
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Chapter 1

Properties of limits:
lim kf (x)
x c

lim f (x)g(x)
x c

lim f (x) g(x)

lim f (x)
n

x c

x c

f (x)
lim

x c g(x)

Trig Limits
lim sin(x)

sin(x)
x 0
x

lim

sin(x)
x
2

lim

limsin(x)

3sin(x)
x 0
x

lim 7

lim

Homework
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x 0

x 4

Chapter 1
sin(x)
x 0
3x

lim

5
sin(3x)
x 0
3x

tan(x)
x 0
x

lim

lim

1 cos(x)
x 0
x

lim

Homework
Page 66 67 74, 77, 83

lim

x 1

2x
1 x

lim
x 0

1
x

lim

x 2

Homework
Page 33 45 odd

x2
x2 4

Chapter 1

Limits as x
lim

1
x x

lim

3x 4
x x 2 10

lim

lim

4609
x
x

3x 2 4
x x 2 10x

20
x x
lim

3x 3 4
x x 2 10x

lim

lim sin(x)
x

Limits to infinity, with rational functions, really comes down to the _____ _____.

Homework
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Limits of Piecewise functions


x2
x
f (x)
x 1 x 2

x 3 x 3
lim 2
x 3
x 3
x

f(3) =
f(1) =
f(2) =

lim f (x)

x 3

lim f (x)

x 2

Homework
Page 76 7 19 odd

x 1
x
lim
x 1 2x 1 x 1

Chapter 1

Continuity
A casual definition of continuity may be: a function is continuous if we can _____________ the
______________ of the function without lifting our ___________ off the ___________________.
Lets work on a more formal definition.

Sketch three different graphs, that have different reasons for being discontinuous at x = 1.

These three graphs represent the ______________ types of discontinuity.

1.

2.

3.

Chapter 1

Find all, if any places of discontinuity. State the x-value and the type of discontinuity. If the discontinuity is
removable, re-express the function to remove that discontinuity.
1. f (x)

x
x 1

2. f (x)

1
x2

3. f (x) x
x 1.5 x 2

x2
x2 4

4. f (x)

Homework
Page 77

37, 43, 45, 47, 57

x
x

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