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EXAMPLE 9. Find the limit.
lim 3 x 3 5 x 2 100
① x
lim 5 x 3 5 x 4
② x
x2
lim
③ x 2 x
2
4x 3
3 x 5 x 3 10
④ lim
x 2 5x5
3x2
lim
⑤ x x1/ 2 2
3x2
⑥ lim
x x1/ 2 2
4x2 1
lim
x 1 x
⑦
x 2 x 100
⑧ lim
x 2x2 2
ex
⑨ lim 3
2
x x
ln x
⑩ lim 3
4
x x
2e x
lim
x 1 3e x
⑪
2x
lim
x 1 3x
⑫
⑬ lim x 1 x
x
※ Definition of ‘Horizontal’ Asymptote :
3x
EXAMPLE 10. Find the horizontal asymptote of y .
x 3
2
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8. Exponential function and Limits
lim e x ∞ lim e x 0
① ②
x x
① lim e x 2
x
② lim e x 5
x
lim 2 e x 6
③ x
1
lim 2 e x 6
④ x
3 2x
lim
⑤ x 1 3
x
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AP Style Problem
1. In order for the line y = t to be a horizontal asymptote of G(x), which of the following must
be true?
A) lim G( x)
x t
B) lim G( x)
x
C) lim G( x) t
x
D) lim G( x )
x t
E) lim G( x)
x
ex 3
2. What is(are) the horizontal asymptote of y x ?
e 1
A) y=1
B) y = 1, y = 3
C) y = 1, y = -3
D) y = 0, y = 1
E) none
9.Special Trig limits
2 sin x
① lim
x 0 3x
tan x
lim
x 0
② x
sin 3 x
③ lim
x 0 2 x
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sin 4 x
lim
④ x 0 sin 8 x
sin 2 x
⑤ lim
x 0 tan 6 x
2 x sin x
lim
⑥ x x
1 sin x
⑦ lim
x cos x
2
1 cos 2 x
lim
x0 x2
⑧
⑨ lim arctan x
x
10. Squeeze theorem
then lim f ( x) L
x c
sin x
EXAMPLE 13. Show that lim 0 using squeeze theorem.
x x
11. * Formal Definition of Limit
Reminder
Assume f is defined in a neighborhood of c and let c and L be real numbers. The function f
has limit L as x approaches c if, given any positive number ε(epsilon), there is a positive
We write
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* All in One about Evaluating Limits
If we plug in c answer is /
example
and get; solving method
number x2 1 2
number lim 2
number x 1 x 1
0 x2 1 0
0 lim 0
number x 1 x 1
number x2
either ∞ or -∞ lim
0 x 1 x 1
number 5
0 lim 0
∞ x x 1
∞+∞ ∞ lim x x 1
x
1
∞-∞ use conjugate lim x x 1 lim 0
x x x x 1
∞x∞ ∞ lim x x 1
x
∞ 1
2
∞ lim e x
e x
-∞ 0 lim e x 3 0 3 3
e x
arctan ∞ lim arctan x
2 x 2