How To Solve Limits

How To Solve Limits

To solve certain limit problems, youll need the conjugate multiplication technique. When substitution doesnt work in the original function usually because of a hole in the function you can use conjugate multiplication to manipulate the function until substitution does work (it works because your manipulation plugs up the hole). Try this method for fraction functions that contain square roots. Conjugate multiplication rationalizes the numerator or denominator of a fraction, which means getting rid of square roots. Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the expression containing the square root. The conjugate of a two-term expression is just the same expression with subtraction switched to addition or vice versa.
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Horizontal asymptotes and limits at infinity always go hand in hand. You cant have one without the other. If youve got a rational function like determining the limit at infinity or negative infinity is the same as finding the location of the horizontal asymptote. Heres what you do. First, note the degree of the numerator (thats the highest power of x in the numerator) and the degree of the denominator. Now, you've got three cases: If the degrees of the numerator and denominator are equal, take the coefficient of the highest power of x in the numerator and divide it by the coefficient of the highest power of x in the denominator. That quotient gives you the answer to the limit problem and the heightof the asymptote. 1. If a function is a simple function, f(x) at x=a, then simply put the value of x=a in the function and solve it. 2. If the function f(x) is any rational number, then factorize the given function, find what is common in numerator and denominator, cancel them and solve for the value of x. 3. If the function is a surd, then to simplify for any value x=a, we first multiply the numerator and denominator by its conjugate surd. Now, we simplify And find the value of the function for x=a.

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4. If the given function is a series, which can be expanded, then simply expand it, simplify it and cancel common numerator and denominator then, substitute the value of x=a to get the solution. IIf you can get infinitely close to something without actually touching, you are approaching a mathematical limit. For the expression 1 / x, the quotient approaches infinite as x approaches 0. However, since 1 / 0 is undefined, you can't actually reduce x to 0. You can only get closer and closer to 0. Limit problems are ordinarily written using functions. Think of a function as having input and output: if function f is defined, f(x) = 1 / x, then f(3) = 1 / 3.

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