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Objective
To evaluate limits using algebra.
expression: x 4
its conjugate: x 4
Direct Substitution
lim x 2 x 3 (2) 2(2) 3
2 2
x 2
4 43
5
Factoring
x 1
3
( x 1)( x x 1)
2
lim
x 1 x 1
lim
x1 x 1
lim x 2 x 1
x1
(1) (1) 1
2
3
Re member :
a3 b3 a b a 2 ab b 2
a3 b3 a b a 2 ab b 2
Factoring
x x6
2
( x 3)( x 2)
lim lim
x3 x3 x3 x3
lim x 2
x3
(3) 2
5
Conjugate Method
7 x 7 7 x 7
lim
x 0 x 7 x 7
70 7 0 7 x7
lim
0 0 x0
x 7 x 7
x
lim
x0
x 7 x 7
1 1 1
lim
x0 7 x 7 7 7 2 7
Limits Algebraically
( x x) 3( x x) 2 ( x 3 x 2)
2 2
lim
x0 x
x 2 xx (x) 3 x 3x 2 x 3 x 2
2 2 2
lim
x0 x
2 xx (x) 2 3x
lim
x0 x
x(2 x x 3)
lim
x0 x
This
means Δx
lim 2 x x 3 2 x 0 3
x0
NOT x is
going to 0 2x 3
Important Ideas About Limits
1) If a function approaches the same value
from both the left and right sides, then
that value is the limit of the function at
that point.