Concept of Limits

Saba Naeem
 Analogy 1: Pak vs India Cricket Match

1.21s 1.3 s 1.4 s

Buffering…

1.5 s
1. 6 s

1.8 s 1.9 s
 Analogy 1: Pak vs India Cricket Match

1.21s 1.3 s 1.4 s

Buffering…

1.5 s
1. 6 s

1.8 s 1.9 s
Analogy 2: Football Match
Analogy 2: Football Match

What is the exact position of

football at 4:00?
Can you predict it?
 Limit of a Function

• We often come across “BlackHole” or “Buffering” scenarios in Math.

 Limit of a Function

• We often come across “BlackHole” or “Buffering” scenarios in Math.

• What is the limit?

It’s a best possible prediction of a point that we can’t/ did not observe.
 Limit of a Function

• We often come across “BlackHole” or “Buffering” scenarios in Math.

• What is the limit?

It’s a best possible prediction of a point that we can’t/ did not observe.

• How do we make a prediction?

Zoom into the neighboring points. If our prediction is always in-between neighboring
points, no matter how much we zoom, that’s our estimate.
 Activity 1
We know by rules of indices

And we know,

But what is the value of

Lets predict in the same way as we did in cricket and football analogy.
 Activity 1
Function: Value Function: Value
 Activity 1
Function: Value Function: Value
 Activity 1

It means:
As to zero (from the right-hand side or when is greater than 0),
the value of 1.
Definition
 Example Exercise
• Find the limits of following functions
 Limit: Graphic Approach
and Continuity
• Notes by Dr Nizami : Limit and Continuity

A piece-wise function