NOTES 2.

3: Finding Limits Algebraically

TRY THIS FIRST:

Direct substitution property - ___________________________________________________

o Might not work, if a is not in the domain
o Try doing some algebra (like factoring, rationalizing the denominator, multiplying top and bottom
by something)

EX 1:

x3 + 2 x2 1
x 2
5 3x
lim

EX 2: lim
x 1

x2 1
x 1

(3 + h) 2 9
h 0
h

EX 3: lim

EX 4:

REMEMBER THIS
THEOREM: ________________________________________________________________________

EX 4: Show that

lim | x |= 0
x 0

| x|
=0 ?
x 0 x

EX 5: Does

lim

EX 6: lim

x2 + 9 3
x2

x0

THE SQUEEZE THEOREM: ________________________________________________________

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