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Lesson 5 - Limit of Indeterminate Forms PDF

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LESSON 5 : LIMITS OF

INDETERMINATE FORMS
INSTRUCTOR : MATTHEUS MARCUS B. CONTRERAS
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:
0 
• compute the limits of functions with indeterminate forms and ;
0 

• illustrate limits involving the expressions sin t , 1− cos t and e t


−1
using tables of values. t t t
Review Concepts
USING FACTORING
Using Factoring
EXAMPLE 1
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
Using Factoring
Example 1: Evaluate x −1
2
lim
x →1 x − 1
EXAMPLE 2
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
Using Factoring
Example 2: Evaluate
2
x − x−6
lim
x →3 x−3
Limits Involving Infinity :
Algebraic Functions
Limits Involving Infinity : Algebraic Functions
Theorem.

1
1) lim x → n
=0 n is positive integer
x
1
2) lim x→0 2n
= +
x
Limits Involving Infinity : Algebraic Functions
Theorem.

1
3) lim x →0 2 n +1
= ( DNE )
x
EXAMPLE 3
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
Limits Involving Infinity : Algebraic Functions
3x + x − 2 x + 1
3 2
Example 3: Evaluate lim
x → + x + 2x − 3
3
EXAMPLE 4
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
Limits Involving Infinity : Algebraic Functions
Example 4: Evaluate lim
22
x + x − 1
x → − x −3
3
EXAMPLE 5
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
Limits Involving Infinity : Algebraic Functions
Example 5: Evaluate lim
4
x + 2 x − 1
x → + x −1
2
USING CONJUGATES
USING CONJUGATES
• The conjugate of a two-term expression is just the same expression with
subtraction switched to addition or vice versa.

(a +b)(a −b) = a −b 2 2
EXAMPLE 6
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
Example 6: Evaluate
x −2
lim
x→4 x − 4
EXAMPLE 7
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
Example 7: Evaluate
x +1 − 2
lim
x →3 x−3
USING IDENTITIES
Using Identities
Theorem.
sin 
1. lim =1
 →0 
1 − cos
2. lim =0
 →0 
Using Identities
Theorem.
e −1
t
3. lim =1
t →0 t
EXAMPLE 8
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
Example 8: Evaluate
sin( 5 x)
lim
x →0 5x
EXAMPLE 9
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
Example 9: Evaluate
2 sin( 5 x)
lim
x →0 x
EXAMPLE 10
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
1 − cos(3x)
Example 10: Evaluate lim
x →0 x
EXAMPLE 11
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
1 − cos( 2 x )
Example 11: Evaluate lim
x →0 sin( 3 x )
EXAMPLE 12
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
2 − 2 cos( x)
Example 12: Evaluate lim
x →0 4 tan x
EXAMPLE 13
Limit of Indeterminate Functions
USING CONJUGATES
Example 13: Evaluate
e 2x
−1
lim
x →0 x
END OF LESSON 5

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