LET’S PRACTICE ACTIVITY

BASIC CALCULUS: EVALUATING LIMITS OF TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS

Name: __Jean Ervy T. Advincula______Date: _02-12-2021____ Grade/Section 11-N________

Find the limit using table of values. Use a graphing utility (ie. Geogebra, Desmos) to graph the function to confirm your result and draw
your graph in the space provided. (You may take a screenshot of the graph from the Desmos or GeoGebra.) Three (3) points for the numerical
solution and three (3) points for the graphical solution.

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 Example
x 2−4
lim
Given: x →2 x−2

Solution

Using of Table of Values

x 1.9 1.99 1.999 2 2.001 2.01 2.1

f(x) 3.900 3.990 3.999 4.001 4.010 4.100

lim ¿ lim ¿
2
−¿ x −4 2
x −4
x→ 2 =4 ¿ +¿
x→ 2
x−2 x−2
=4 ¿

Since both left and right limits are equal, Therefore:

Using Graph:

As x approaches to 2, the y
value is becoming 4

7 x +6
1)lim
x →3 [
log 3 2
2 x −1 ]
Table of Values
x 2.09 2.99 2.999 3 3.001 3.01 3.1

f (x) 4.4699 3.0121 3.0012 2.9988 2.9879 2.8819

Sinceboth ¿ ¿limits are equal ,Therefore :

BASIC CALCULUS|Teacher: Abner T. Angelino, CpE, LPT

 7 x +6
x →3 [
lim log 3 2
2 x −1
]
=3

Graph:

As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 3

2)lim ln (5 t 2)
t →1

Table of Values
t 0.9 0.99 0.999 1 1.001 1.01 1.1
f (t) 1.3987 1.5893 1.6074 1.6114 1.6293 1.8000
Sinceboth ¿ ¿limits are equal ,Therefore :

lim ln(5 t 2)=1.6

t →1

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Graph:

As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 1.6

lim [ log ( 3 x 2+2 x ) ]

3) x→−1

Table of Values
x -1.1 -1.01 -1.001 -1 -0.999 -0.99 -0.9
f (x) 0.1553 0.0172 0.0017 -0.0017 -0.0176 -0.2007
Sinceboth ¿ ¿limits are equal ,Therefore :

lim [ log ( 3 x 2+2 x ) ]=0.002

x→−1

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Graph:

As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 0.002

e t −1
4)lim
t →0 t

Table of Values
t -0.1 -0.001 -0.0001 0 0.0001 0.001 0.1

f (t) 0.9515 0.9995 0.9999 1.0000 1.0005 1.0517

Sinceboth ¿ ¿limits are equal ,Therefore :

e t −1
lim =1.0
t →0 t

Graph:

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 As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 1

−x
5)lim
x →2
3

Table of Values
x 1.9 1.99 1.999 2 2.001 2.01 2.1

f (x) 0.1240 0.1123 0.1112 0.1110 0.1099 0.0996

Sinceboth ¿ ¿limits are equal ,Therefore :

lim 3− x=0.1
x →2

Graph:

As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 0.1

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 sin x
6)lim x
x →0

Table of Values
x -0.1 -0.001 -0.0001 0 0.0001 0.001 0.1

f (x) 0.0175 0.0175 0.0175 0.0175 0.0175 0.0175

Sinceboth ¿ ¿limits are equal ,Therefore :

sin x
lim =0.02
x →0 x

Graph:

As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 0.02

1−cos 3 t
7) limπ cos t
t→
3

Table of Values
t 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08
f (t) 0.0014 0.0015 0.0015 0.0015 0.0016 0.0016
Sinceboth ¿ ¿limits are equal ,Therefore :

1−cos 3 t
lim =0.0015∨0
t→
π cos t
3

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 As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 0

Graph:

1−cos ( x−3 )
8)lim
x →0 x 2−5 x+ 6

Table of Values
x -0.1 -0.001 -0.0001 0 0.0001 0.001 0.1

f (x) 2.25*10−4 2.28*10−4 2.28*10−4 2.28*10−4 2.28*10−4 2.25*10−4

Since both left and right limits are equal, Therefore:
1−cos ( x−3 )
lim 2 =0.0002 or 0
x →0 x −5 x+ 6

Graph:

As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 0

1−cos t
9)lim
t →0 t
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Table of Values
t -0.1 -0.001 -0.0001 0 0.0001 0.001 0.1

f (t) -1.52*10−5 -1.52*10−7 -1.52*10−8 1.52*10−8 1.52*10−7 1.52*10−5

Since both left and right limits are equal, Therefore:

1−cos t
lim =0
t →0 t

Graph:

As x approaches to 0, the y
value is becoming 0

tan x
10) lim x−π
x→ 2 π

Table of Values
x 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31

f (x) 0.0352 0.0352 0.0351 0.0350 0.0350 0.0349

Since both left and right limits are equal, Therefore:

tan x
lim =0.035
x→ 2 π x−π

Graph:

BASIC CALCULUS|Teacher: Abner T. Angelino, CpE, LPT

As x approaches to 6.28, the
y value is becoming 0.035

BASIC CALCULUS|Teacher: Abner T. Angelino, CpE, LPT