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x 5x 4
2
Why?
What happens to the values of f(x) when x is very
close to 1?
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provided that x≠ 1
Hence the graph of f(x) is also the
graph of y=x-4 excluding the point x=1
f(x)= x-4
x 0 1 2
F(x) -4 -3 -2
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The function
if and only if
For a limit L to exist, the limits from the left
and from the right must both exist and be
equal to L.
are also referred to as one-sided limits,
since you only consider values on one
side of c.
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1.) Without a table of values and without graphing
f(x), give the values of the following limits and
explain how you arrived at your evaluation.
2. Consider the function
whose graph is shown below.
Remark 1:
The Addition and Multiplication
Theorems may be applied to sums,
differences, and products of more
than two functions.
LIMIT THEOREMS
Remark 2:
The Constant Multiple Theorem is a
special case of the Multiplication
Theorem. Indeed, in the Multiplication
Theorem, if the first function f(x) is
replaced by a constant k, the result is
the Constant Multiple Theorem.
LIMIT THEOREMS
6. The Division Theorem:
The limit of a quotient of functions is equal to
the quotient of the limits of the individual
functions, provided the denominator limit is not
equal to 0.
LIMIT THEOREMS
6. The Division Theorem
Examples:
LIMIT THEOREMS
6. The Division Theorem
Examples:
LIMIT THEOREMS
6. The Division Theorem
Examples:
LIMIT THEOREMS
7. The Power Theorem:
The limit of an integer power p of a
function is just that power of the limit of
the function.
LIMIT THEOREMS
LIMIT THEOREMS
8. The Radical/Root Theorem:
If n is a positive integer, the limit of the nth root of
a function is just the nth root of the limit of the
function, provided the nth root of the limit is a real
number. Thus, it is important to keep in mind that if
n is even, the limit of the function must be positive
LIMIT THEOREMS