LIMITS

Joralie J. Mendoza
Master Teacher II
 Limits (Computational Techniques)
1. 3.
 x4  3
x 2
lim  2  lim
x 1
 x  6x  8  x  8 x 8

1 1

2. lim 2  x 2 ( x  h)  x
3 3
x 0 x lim
4. h 0 h
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𝟖
Consider the function defined by 𝒇 𝒙 = (𝒙−𝟓) 𝟐 .
• What is the domain of f? range?
• What is the limit of f(x) as x approaches 5 from the
right? From the left?
• Graph the function.
• What is the limit of the function as x approaches 5?
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−𝟖
Consider the function defined by 𝒇 𝒙 = (𝒙−𝟓) 𝟐 .
• What is the domain of f? range?
• What is the limit of f(x) as x approaches 5 from the
right? From the left?
• Graph the function.
• What is the limit of the function as x approaches 5?
 Infinite Limits
Theorem: If n is any positive integer, then
1   if n is odd
i. 1 ii. lim n 
lim n  
x 0 x
x 0 x
  if n is even
Examples:
1
1. lim 1 3. lim 4
x 0  x
3 x 0 x

1 1
2. xlim
0  x
3 4. xlim
0  x
4
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Theorem on the Limit of a Rational Function for which the
limit of the denominator is zero and the limit of the numerator
is a nonzero constant.
If a is any real number, and if lim f ( x)  c and lim g ( x)  0
xa xa
, where c is a constant not equal to 0, then
i.) if c>0 and if g(x)→ 0 through positive values of g(x), then
f ( x)
lim  
xa g ( x)

ii.)If c>0 and if g(x)→ 0 through negative values of g(x), then

f ( x)
lim  
xa g ( x)
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iii) If c<0 and if g(x)→ 0 through positive values of g(x), then
f ( x)
lim  
xa g ( x)

iv) If c< 0 and if g(x) → 0 through negative values of g(x),

then f ( x)
lim  
xa g ( x)
The theorem is also valid if “x → 𝑎” is replaced by “x → 𝑎 + ” or
“ x → 𝑎− ”
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Examples. Evaluate the following:
1. 3.
( x  1)( x  2)
2
3x  3x  6
lim lim
x2  2 x  8 x  8
2
x  1 x 1

3x  5 x2  4
2. xlim
 1 x  1 4. lim
x2 x2
 Limits at Infinity

1 1
For any positive real number n, lim n  0 and lim n  0
x   x x   x

1 1
• Show the graphs of 𝑓 𝑥 = and g 𝑥 =
𝑥 𝑥2
Examples. Evaluate the following:
2x  5 4 x5  2 x3  x 2  6 10  8 x
1. xlim
  x  2
3. xlim
  3 x 8  2 x 4  13 x  9
5.xlim
 
4 x 2  7 x  31
2 x 2  5x  2 5 x 6  7 x 5  x 3  8 x  25
lim
2. x x 2  16 4. xlim
  9 x 6  6 x 4  4 x 3  12 x 2  10
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x  3x  3x  1  
3 2
6. lim 8. lim 4 x  2 x  x  6
5 3 2
x   x2 1 x  

7.
x  

lim x  x  9 2

Quiz: Evaluate each of the following limits.
1.
 x3
lim
x 3  x  3
2