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BASIC CALCULUS: EVALUATING LIMITS OF A PIECEWISE FUNCTION

Name: Stephanie Lue E. Borja Date: 20/03/2021 Grade/Section: 11-L

Find the limit of the given piecewise function.

4.
1.
� + 4, � ≤ 0
� � =
2� + 4, � > 0
� + 5, � ≤ 3
� � =
2� − 1, � > 3 �) lim− �(�) = 0+4 = 4
�→0

�) lim− �(�) =(3)+5 =8

�→3 b) lim � � = 2(0)+4 = 4
�→0+
�) lim+ � � = 2(3)-1= 5
�→3 �) lim �(�) = 4, since 4 =4
�→0
�) lim �(�) = DNE, since 8 is not equal to 5
�→3 �) � 1 = (1)+4= 5
�) � 4 =2(4)-1= 7 �) � −1 = 2(-1)+4 = 3
�) � 1 =(1)+5= 6

2. 5.

2� + 3, � < 4
1 � � =
� − 1, � ≥ 4
� � = 2 � − 4, � ≤− 2
3 − 2�, � >− 2 �) lim− �(�) = 2(4)+3 = 11
�→4
1 −2
�) lim− �(�) = (-2)-4 = -4 =-1-4 = -5
�→−2 2 2 b) lim � � = (4)-1 = 3
�→4+
�) lim+ � � =3-2(-2) = 3+4 = 7
�→−2
�) lim �(�) = DNE, since 11 is not equal to 3
�→4
c) lim �(�) = DNE, since -5 is not equal to 7
�→−2
�) � 5 = (5)-1 = 4
�) �( − 1) = 3-2(-1) = 3+2 = 5
�) � 3 = 2(3)+3 = 9
1 −3 −��
�) �( − 3) = (-3)-4 = -4 =
2 2 �

3.

� − 4, � ≤ 1
� � =
3�, � > 1

�) lim− �(�) = (1)-4 = -3

�→1

b) lim � � = 3(1) = 3
�→1+

�) lim �(�) = DNE, since -3 is not equal to 3

�→1

�) � 0 = (0)-4 = -4

�) � 2 = 3(2) = 6

BASIC CALCULUS|Teacher: ABNER ANGELINO, CpE, LPT

Find the limit of a piecewise function. (Graphical Approach)

�) lim− �(�) = -1 �) � 2 = -2
�→2
�) lim− �(�) =2 �) � 1 =DNE
�→1
b) lim � � = -2 �) � −2 = 3
b) lim � � =0 �) � 4 =4 �→2+
�→1+
�) lim �(�) = DNE
�→−2
�) lim �(�) =DNE
�→1

�) lim− �(�) = 1
�→0 �) � −2 = 2

b) lim � � =1 �) � 3 = -1
�→0+

�) lim �(�) = 1
�→0

�) lim− �(�) = -2
�→−3 �) � −3 =DNE

b) lim � � =DNE �) � −7 =4
�→−3

BASIC CALCULUS|Teacher: ABNER ANGELINO, CpE, LPT

�) lim+ �(�) =2
�→2