With the use of a graphing utility, if possible, determine the left- and right-hand limits of the following function as
approaches 0. If the function has a limit as
approaches 0, state it. If not, discuss why there is no limit.
We can use a graphing utility to investigate the behavior of the graph close to
Centering around
we choose two viewing windows such that the second one is zoomed in closer to
than the first one. The result would resemble
[link] for
by
The closer we get to 0, the greater the swings in the output values are. That is not the behavior of a function with either a left-hand limit or a right-hand limit. And if there is no left-hand limit or right-hand limit, there certainly is no limit to the function
as
approaches 0.
A function has a limit if the output values approach some value
as the input values approach some quantity
See
[link] .
A shorthand notation is used to describe the limit of a function according to the form
which indicates that as
approaches
both from the left of
and the right of
the output value gets close to
A function has a left-hand limit if
approaches
as
approaches
where
A function has a right-hand limit if
approaches
as
approaches
where
A two-sided limit exists if the left-hand limit and the right-hand limit of a function are the same. A function is said to have a limit if it has a two-sided limit.
A graph provides a visual method of determining the limit of a function.
If the function has a limit as
approaches
the branches of the graph will approach the same
coordinate near
from the left and the right. See
[link] .
A table can be used to determine if a function has a limit. The table should show input values that approach
from both directions so that the resulting output values can be evaluated. If the output values approach some number, the function has a limit. See
[link] .
A graphing utility can also be used to find a limit. See
[link] .
Section exercises
Verbal
Explain the difference between a value at
and the limit as
approaches
The value of the function, the output, at
is
When the
is taken, the values of
get infinitely close to
but never equal
As the values of
approach
from the left and right, the limit is the value that the function is approaching.
Wayne and Dennis like to ride the bike path from Riverside Park to the beach. Dennis’s speed is seven miles per hour faster than Wayne’s speed, so it takes Wayne 2 hours to ride to the beach while it takes Dennis 1.5 hours for the ride. Find the speed of both bikers.
from theory: distance [miles] = speed [mph] × time [hours]
info #1
speed_Dennis × 1.5 = speed_Wayne × 2
=> speed_Wayne = 0.75 × speed_Dennis (i)
info #2
speed_Dennis = speed_Wayne + 7 [mph] (ii)
use (i) in (ii) => [...]
speed_Dennis = 28 mph
speed_Wayne = 21 mph
George
Let W be Wayne's speed in miles per hour and D be Dennis's speed in miles per hour. We know that W + 7 = D and W * 2 = D * 1.5.
Substituting the first equation into the second:
W * 2 = (W + 7) * 1.5
W * 2 = W * 1.5 + 7 * 1.5
0.5 * W = 7 * 1.5
W = 7 * 3 or 21
W is 21
D = W + 7
D = 21 + 7
D = 28
Salma
Devon is 32 32 years older than his son, Milan. The sum of both their ages is 54 54. Using the variables d d and m m to represent the ages of Devon and Milan, respectively, write a system of equations to describe this situation. Enter the equations below, separated by a comma.
please why is it that the 0is in the place of ten thousand
Grace
Send the example to me here and let me see
Stephen
A meditation garden is in the shape of a right triangle, with one leg 7 feet. The length of the hypotenuse is one more than the length of one of the other legs. Find the lengths of the hypotenuse and the other leg
however, may I ask you some questions about Algarba?
Amoon
hi
Enock
what the last part of the problem mean?
Roger
The Jones family took a 15 mile canoe ride down the Indian River in three hours. After lunch, the return trip back up the river took five hours. Find the rate, in mph, of the canoe in still water and the rate of the current.
Shakir works at a computer store. His weekly pay will be either a fixed amount, $925, or $500 plus 12% of his total sales. How much should his total sales be for his variable pay option to exceed the fixed amount of $925.
I'm guessing, but it's somewhere around $4335.00 I think
Lewis
12% of sales will need to exceed 925 - 500, or 425 to exceed fixed amount option. What amount of sales does that equal? 425 ÷ (12÷100) = 3541.67. So the answer is sales greater than 3541.67.
Check:
Sales = 3542
Commission 12%=425.04
Pay = 500 + 425.04 = 925.04.
925.04 > 925.00
Munster
difference between rational and irrational numbers
Jazmine trained for 3 hours on Saturday. She ran 8 miles and then biked 24 miles. Her biking speed is 4 mph faster than her running speed. What is her running speed?