G R O U P 2 ME MB E R S :

R I C H A R D P O R T E R , MI C H A E L T H O R N T ON , A N D J I MMI E D A R D E N
MTH 270: GROUP PROJECT 1
JTCC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assignment Summary.Slide 3

Problem #2Slide 4-6

Problem #15.Slide 7-8

Problem #16 Slide 9-12

CreditsSlide 13
ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY
As a group, we have been instructed to produce
detailed solutions for each assigned problem from
Exam 1.

The instructor has assigned problems #2, #15, and
#16 to our group.

Once our solutions and explanations have been
verified by the instructor, we are to send the
solutions to the instruction for verification.


PROBLEM #2
lim x -13, (3-7x)

In order to solve this problem, we must first
understand what is being asked.

The problem is read as follows:

As x approaches the value of -13 (or gets closer and
closer to -13 on the x axis), what is the limit, or y
value, of the expression (3-7x)?



PROBLEM #2
The first method we can try is the plug and chug method where
we just replace the x value of the function with the value provided.
This method does not always work, but is a good starting point.

Replace x with -13 and Simplify:

lim x -13, (3-7*(-13) = lim x -13, (3 -(-91) = lim x -13, (3+91) =
94

When we replace the x value with the number -13, we end up with
(3 -7*(-13) which equates to the constant 94, the limit of this
expression.

To summarize, as x approaches the value -13, the limit of (3-7x) =
94. If we were to graph (3-7x) to verify this, it would look like the
example on the following slide.
PROBLEM #2
PROBLEM #15
Find the Limit if it exists.

Find: lim h0 f(7+h) - f(7) for f(x) = -x+1
h



PROBLEM #15
Step 1: Substitute the function f(x) = -x+1 into the limit of
the difference quotient, lim h0 f(7+h) - f(7)
h
f(7+h) = -(7+h) +1, f(7) = (-7+1)

Step 2: Simplify -7-h+1-(-7+1) = -7-h+1+7-1 = -6 +6 - h
h h h
Step 3: After canceling out the values in the numerator,
we are left with -h = -1.
h
Step 4: Therefore, the limit as h approaches 0 is -1, the
remaining constant.
PROBLEM #16
Use the graph to evaluate the indicated limit or
function value or state that it does not exist.
Find lim f(x) and f(0) as x0

PROBLEM #16
Our first step is to recognize that the problem
provided is an absolute value function (noted by the
V shape of the graph) and this problem just so
happens to be the function of the absolute value of
x, or f(x) = lim|x|

What we can see by the graph is that the two lines
meet at the origin of the graph (0,0), so we can use
that information to find out a few more pieces of
information rather quickly.


PROBLEM #16
We can break down the problem into a piecewise (or two part) function to
find the limit as x0 from either side and determine if the limit exists.

When x0 = -x and when x>0 = x

As x0 from the left (-), lim f(x) = -x because all values less than or equal to
0 on the x-axis are negative.
As x0 from the right (+), lim f(x) = x because all values greater than 0 on
the x-axis are positive.

We recall that the limit of the expression or function only exists if the left
hand limit and the right hand limit are the same.

We now calculate the limit using the information we have. We multiply both
x and x by 0 to determine the limit as x0 from the left or the right side.


PROBLEM #16
So as x0 from the left (-), lim f(x) = -x (or -1)*(0) = 0
And x0 from the right (+), lim f(x) = x (or 1)*(0) = 0

Equating, we see that as x approaches zero from either
side of the x axis, the limit does exist and is 0.

Because the left hand and right hand limit are both 0, the
limit is in fact 0.

When evaluating f(0) on the graph, we can see that when
x=0, y=0 (origin of 0,0). Therefore, f(0) = 0.

In summary, as x0, the limit of f(x) = 0 and f(0) = 0.


CREDITS
Problem #2: Jimmie Darden

Problem #15: Richard Porter

Problem #16: Michael Thornton

Narration: Jimmie Darden