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CALCULUS

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS (level 2)

I. Evaluating functions
II. Simplifying functions
III. Differentiating how the limits of functions help you arrive at answers.

SAMPLE PROBLEMS: SAMPLE PROBLEMS:

𝑥 2 −4 𝑥 3 −1
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2
; 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1
;
−4 −𝟏
if x=0, 𝑓(0) = −2 = 2 if x=0, 𝒇(𝟎) = −𝟏 = 𝟏
When f(x) is simplified, When f(x) is simplified,
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2; 𝑥 3 −1 (𝑥−1)(𝑥 2 +𝑥−1)
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1
= 𝑥−1
= 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 − 𝟏;
If x=0, 𝒇(𝟎) = 𝟎 + 𝟐 = 𝟐
If x=0, 𝒇(𝟎) = 𝟎𝟐 + 𝟎 − 𝟏 = −𝟏
DOMAIN: (−∞, 2) ∪ (2, +∞)
RANGE: (−∞, 4) ∪ (4, +∞) DOMAIN: ___(−∞, 1) ∪ (1, +∞)___
RANGE: ________________________

LIMITS ON FUNCTIONS
SAMPLE PROBLEMS: SAMPLE PROBLEMS:
𝑥 2 −4 𝑥 3 −1
⁡lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2
; ⁡lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1
;
𝑥→0 𝑥→0
𝑥 2 −4 02 −4 −4 𝑥 3 −1 03 −1 −1
if x0, lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2
= 0−2
= −2
=2 if x0, lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1
= 0−1
= −1 = 1
𝑥→0 𝑥→0

When f(x) is simplified, When f(x) is simplified,

𝑥 2 − 4 (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 2) 𝑥 3 − 1 (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1)
lim 𝑓(𝑥) = = = lim ⁡𝑥 + 2 lim 𝑓(𝑥) = = = lim ⁡𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1
𝑥→0 𝑥−2 𝑥−2 𝑥→0 𝑥→0 𝑥−1 𝑥−1 𝑥→0

if x0, lim 𝑓(𝑥) = lim ⁡𝑥 + 2 = lim ⁡0 + 2 = 2 if x0, lim 𝑓(𝑥) = lim ⁡𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1 = lim ⁡02 + 0 − 1 = −1
𝑥→0 𝑥→0 𝑥→0 𝑥→0 𝑥→0 𝑥→0