LIMIT THEOREMS

1. Limit of a Linear Function

If m and b are any constants,

lim ( + ) = +

2. Limit of a Constant

If c is a constant, then for any number a,

lim =

3. Limit of the Identity Function

lim =

4. Limit of the Sum and Difference of Two Functions

If
lim () = lim () =

then
lim [() ()] =

5. Limit of the Sum and Difference of n Functions

If
lim 1 () = 1 , lim 2 () = 2 , , lim () =

then

lim [1 () 2 () ()] = 1 2

6. Limit of the Product of Two Functions

If
lim () = lim () =

then
lim [() ()] =

7. Limit of the Product of n Functions

If
lim 1 () = 1 , lim 2 () = 2 , , lim () =

then

lim [1 () 2 () ()] = 1 2

8. Limit of the nth Power of a Function

If n is any positive integer and

lim () =

Then
lim [()] =

9. Limit of the Quotient of Two Functions

If
lim () = lim () =

then

()
lim =
()
given that 0
10. Limit of the nth Root of a Function

If n is any positive integer and

lim () =

Then

lim () =

With the restriction that if is even, > 0

Exercises: Find the limit using the long method (use of limit

theorems) and verify answers using the shortcut-method

(replace variable with the value)

1. lim (3x 7)
x5

2. lim (2 x 2 4 x 5)
x3

3x 4
3. lim
x 2 8x 1
 5 2x
4. lim 3
x 3 5 x

x 2 49
5. lim
x 7 x 7

t 2
6. lim
t4 t 4

x 3 x 2 x 10
7. lim
x 2 x 2 3x 2