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Formal Definition of Limits. Created by Mrs. King OCS Calculus Curriculum. - Definition of Limit.
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Formal Definition of Limits Created by Mrs. King OCS Calculus Curriculum
- Definition of Limit • Let f be a function defined on an open interval containing c (except possibly at c) and let L be a real number. The statement means that for each >0 there exists a >0 such that if then .
Finding a for a Given • Given the limit find such that whenever
Finding the Required Consider www.letu.edu/.../Lesson2.2FindingLimitsGraphicallyAndNumerically
Using the - Definition of a Limit • Use the - definition of limit to prove that
Homework • Page 55-56, #23, 24, 27-31, 36, 42