LIMITS & CONTINUITY-Classroom Upload-I
LIMITS & CONTINUITY-Classroom Upload-I
CONTINUITY &
SERIES
Sydsaeter & Hammond-
Section 4.4, Chapter 6,
Section 7.5
Preliminary Definition of the Limit
Concept
Preliminary Definition of the Limit
Concept
Evaluate the following Limits
(𝑎𝑥−𝑏)2
➢ lim 𝑥 𝑛 −1
𝑥→∞ (𝑎−𝑥)(𝑏−𝑥) ➢ lim
𝑥→1 𝑥−1
3
27+ℎ−3
➢ lim ➢ lim
𝑎1 𝑥+𝑏1
−
𝑎1
ℎ→0 ℎ
𝑥→∞ 𝑎2 𝑥+𝑏2 𝑎2
Function increases without bound
as x tends to a either from the
right or left.
𝑓 𝑥 → ∞ as 𝑥 → 𝑎
Hence since f(x) does not tend to
a finite number as x tends to a,
the limit does not exist.
Check if the following limits exist
𝑥+|𝑥| 4𝑥+|𝑥|
➢ lim ➢ lim
𝑥→0 𝑥 𝑥→0 3𝑥−2|𝑥|
1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 4 3𝑥+2|𝑥|
➢𝑓 𝑥 = ቊ ➢ lim
−1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 4 𝑥→1 5𝑥−3|𝑥|
𝑥 − 1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 0
➢𝑓 𝑥 = ቊ
𝑥 + 1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0
Check if the following limits exist
1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 4
➢𝑓 𝑥 = ቊ
−1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 4
𝑥 − 1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 0
➢𝑓 𝑥 = ቊ
𝑥 + 1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0
𝑥 2 +𝑥−56
➢ lim
𝑥→7 𝑥−7
L’Hopital’s Rule
➢ lim 𝑥 𝑥
𝑥→0
1 𝑥
➢ lim 1 +
𝑥→∞ 𝑥
➢ lim 𝑥𝑒 −𝑥
𝑥→∞
Evaluate the following Limits
ln(1+𝑥)
➢ lim
𝑥→0 𝑥
𝑒 1Τ𝑥 −1
➢ lim 1Τ𝑥
𝑥→0 𝑒 +1
➢ lim 𝑥 2 𝑒 𝑥
𝑥→∞
Evaluate the following Limits
𝑎𝑥 −𝑏𝑥
➢ lim 𝑎𝑥 𝑏𝑥
𝑥→0 𝑒 −𝑒