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Analytic Geometry Name

Day 11: The Squeeze Theorem (aka Sandwich Theorem) Period

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f x is "trapped" between g x and h x

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g x ≤ f x ≤ h x so it follows that lim g x = L = lim h x therefore, lim f x = L
x→a x→a x→a
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Example 1: ()
If 3x ≤ f x ≤ x 3 + 2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, evaluate lim f x .
x→1
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Example 2: () ()
4 ≤ f x ≤ x 2 + 6x − 3 for all x, evaluate lim f x .
x→1

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The Squeeze Theorem is useful for finding trigonometric limits.

sin x
Find lim .
x→0 x
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sin x
We can squeeze the graph of between the graphs of y = cosx and y = 1 .
x
sin x sin x
We have cosx ≤ ≤ 1 to find lim .
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These are the “Trust Me” Theorems…memorize them.

sin x 1 − cosx
lim =1 lim =0
x→0 x x→0 x

Find the following limits:

tan x
Example 3: lim
x→0 x

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3x
Example 4: lim
x→0 sin 7x

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Example 5: lim
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sin 2 2x
x→0 x cosx

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Example 6: lim
(
3 1 − cosx )
x→0 x