Properties of Limits

Read this section to learn about the properties of limits. Work through practice problems 1-6.

Practice Problem Answers

Practice 1:

(a) -10

(b) 24

(c) 3/2

(d) 0

(e) 0

(f) 5/4

(g) -64

(h) 2


Practice 2:

(a) 39

(b) -3/5

(c) 2/3


Practice 3:

(a) 0

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 1


Practice 4:

(a) slope of the line tangent to the graph of \mathrm{g} at the point (1, \mathrm{~g}(1)): estimated slope \approx-2

(b) slope of the line tangent to the graph of \mathrm{g} at the point (3, \mathrm{~g}(3)): estimated slope \approx 0

(c) slope of the line tangent to the graph of \mathrm{g} at the point (0, \mathrm{~g}(0)): estimated slope \approx 1


Practice 5: \quad \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 1} x^{2}+2=3 and \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 1} 2 x+1=3 so \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 1} f(x)=3.


Practice 6: \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0} \cos (\mathrm{x})=1 and \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0} 1=1 so \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow} \frac{\sin (x)}{x}=1.