CHAPTER

Limits and Continuity

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1.1 A BRIEF PREVIEW OF CALCULUS: TANGENT LINES
AND THE LENGTH OF A CURVE
1.2 THE CONCEPT OF LIMIT
1.3 COMPUTATION OF LIMITS
1.4 CONTINUITY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
1.5 LIMITS INVOLVING INFINITY; ASYMPTOTES

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For any constant c and any real number a,

For any real number a,

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THEOREM 3.1

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EXAMPLE 3.1 Finding the Limit of a Polynomial

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EXAMPLE 3.1 Finding the Limit of a Polynomial

Solution

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EXAMPLE 3.3 Finding a Limit by Factoring

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EXAMPLE 3.3 Finding a Limit by Factoring

Solution

Notice right away that

since the limit in the denominator is zero.

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EXAMPLE 3.3 Finding a Limit by Factoring

Solution

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THEOREM 3.2

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THEOREM 3.3

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EXAMPLE 3.4 Evaluating the Limit of an nth Root of a

Polynomial

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EXAMPLE 3.4 Evaluating the Limit of an nth Root of a

Polynomial
Solution

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EXAMPLE 3.5 Finding a Limit by Rationalizing

Notice that both the numerator and the denominator

approach 0 as x approaches 0.

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EXAMPLE 3.5 Finding a Limit by Rationalizing

Solution

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EXAMPLE 3.5 Finding a Limit by Rationalizing

Solution

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THEOREM 3.4

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THEOREM 3.4

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THEOREM 3.5 (Squeeze Theorem)

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EXAMPLE 3.8 Using the Squeeze Theorem to Verify the

Value of a Limit

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EXAMPLE 3.8 Using the Squeeze Theorem to Verify the

Value of a Limit
Solution

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EXAMPLE 3.8 Using the Squeeze Theorem to Verify the

Value of a Limit
Solution

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EXAMPLE 3.9 A Limit for a Piecewise-Defined Function

(Consider one-sided limits.)

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EXAMPLE 3.9 A Limit for a Piecewise-Defined Function

Solution

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