Lesson 2-1: Rates of Change and Limits Day #1
AP Calculus
Mrs. Mongold
Finding an Average Speed
• To find average speed you divide the distance covered by elapsed time.
• Solid objects dropped from rest will fall y = 16t2 feet in the first t seconds
• Average speed of the rock over any given time interval is the distance traveled, Δy, divided by the length of the interval Δt.
Definition of Free Fall
• Near the surface of the earth, all bodies fall with the same constant acceleration. The distance a body falls after it is released from rest is a constant multiple of the square of the time fallen. At least, that is what happends when a body falls in a vacuum, where there is no air to slow it down. The square-of-time rule also holds for dense, heavy objects like rocks, ball bearings, and steel tools during the first few seconds of fall through air, before the velocity builds up to where air resistance begins to matter. When air resistance is absent or insignificant and the only force acting on a falling body is the force of gravity, we call the way the body falls free fall.
Example
A rock breaks loose from the top of a cliff. What is the average speed during the first 2 seconds of fall?
Solution:
Δy 16(2)2 – 16(0)2 32 ft/sec
Δt 2 – 0
Finding Instantaneous Speed
• Find the speed of the rock in the previous example at the instant t = 2.
• Idea- calculate from t = 2 to slightly later time t = 2+h– Solution
Δy 16(2 + h)2 – 16(2)2
Δt h
Make a chart with values close to 0 because h ≠ 0 or the fraction would be undefined
h Δy/ Δt
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
Solution
• As h approaches 0 average speed approaches the limiting value 64 ft/sec.
• Algebraically
16(2 + h)2 – 16(2)2
h
Definition of Limit
• Let c and L be real numbers. The function f has a limit L as x approaches c if, given any positive number ɛ, there is a positive number δ such that for all x,
0 < |x – c| < δ => |f(x) – L| < ɛ
We write
* A limit is the “height” of a graph at a particular point, i.e. the y value
Lxfcx
)(lim
Limit From Example 2
64)1664(lim0
hh
Properties of Limits
• Theorem: If L, M, c, and k are real numbers and and then…Lxf
cx
)(lim Mxg
cx
)(lim
Properties of Limits
1. Sum Rule: The limit of the sum of two functions is the sum of their limits
2. Difference Rule: the limit of the difference of two functions is the difference of their limits
3. Product Rule: the limit of the product of two functions is the product of their limits
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
Properties of Limits
1. Sum Rule: The limit of the sum of two functions is the sum of their limits
2. Difference Rule: the limit of the difference of two functions is the difference of their limits
3. Product Rule: the limit of the product of two functions is the product of their limits
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
Properties of Limits
1. Sum Rule: The limit of the sum of two functions is the sum of their limits
2. Difference Rule: the limit of the difference of two functions is the difference of their limits
3. Product Rule: the limit of the product of two functions is the product of their limits
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
MLxgxfcx
))()((lim
Properties of Limits
4. Constant Multiple Rule: the limit of a constant times a function is the constant times the limit of the function
5. Quotient Rule: the limit of a quotient of two functions is the quotient of their limits, provided the limit of the denominator is not zero.
6. Power Rule: if r and s are integers, s≠0, then
provided Lr/s is a real number.
Lkxfkcx
))((lim
0,)(
)(lim
MM
L
xg
xfcx
sr
sr
cxLxf
))((lim
Properties of Limits
4. Constant Multiple Rule: the limit of a constant times a function is the constant times the limit of the function
5. Quotient Rule: the limit of a quotient of two functions is the quotient of their limits, provided the limit of the denominator is not zero.
6. Power Rule: if r and s are integers, s≠0, then
provided Lr/s is a real number.
Lkxfkcx
))((lim
0,)(
)(lim
MM
L
xg
xfcx
sr
sr
cxLxf
))((lim
Properties of Limits
4. Constant Multiple Rule: the limit of a constant times a function is the constant times the limit of the function
5. Quotient Rule: the limit of a quotient of two functions is the quotient of their limits, provided the limit of the denominator is not zero.
6. Power Rule: if r and s are integers, s≠0, then
provided Lr/s is a real number.
Lkxfkcx
))((lim
0,)(
)(lim
MM
L
xg
xfcx
sr
sr
cxLxf
))((lim
Example Using Properties of Limits
• Using the observations and and properties of limits to find the following limits.–
kkcx
lim cx
cx
lim
)34(lim 23
xxcx
Example Using Properties of Limits
• Using the observations and and properties of limits to find the following limits.–
kkcx
lim cx
cx
lim
)34(lim 23
xxcx
3lim4limlim 23
cxcxcxxx
Sum & Difference Rules
Example Using Properties of Limits
• Using the observations and and properties of limits to find the following limits.–
kkcx
lim cx
cx
lim
)34(lim 23
xxcx
3lim4limlim 23
cxcxcxxx
Sum & Difference Rules
34 23 cc
Example Using Properties of Limits
• Using the observations and and properties of limits to find the following limits.
kkcx
lim cx
cx
lim
5
1lim
2
24
x
xxcx
Example Using Properties of Limits
• Using the observations and and properties of limits to find the following limits.
kkcx
lim cx
cx
lim
5
1lim
2
24
x
xxcx
5limlim
1limlimlim2
24
cxcx
cxcxcx
x
xx
Example Using Properties of Limits
• Using the observations and and properties of limits to find the following limits.
kkcx
lim cx
cx
lim
5
1lim
2
24
x
xxcx
5limlim
1limlimlim2
24
cxcx
cxcxcx
x
xx
5
12
24
c
cc
Theorem Polynomial and Rational Functions
1. If f(x) = anxn + an-1xn-1 + ∙∙∙+ a0 is any polynomial function and c is any real number, then
01
1)()(lim acacacfxf nn
nn
cx
Theorem Polynomial and Rational Functions
1. If f(x) = anxn + an-1xn-1 + ∙∙∙+ a0 is any polynomial function and c is any real number, then
2. If f(x) and g(x) are polynomials and c is any real number , then
provided g(c)≠0
01
1)()(lim acacacfxf nn
nn
cx
)(
)(
)(
)(lim
cg
cf
xg
xfcx
Examples
• A) )]2([lim 2
3xx
x
Examples
• A)
32(2 – 3)
)]2([lim 2
3xx
x
Examples
• A)
32(2 – 3)
-9
)]2([lim 2
3xx
x
Examples
• A)
2
42lim
2
2
x
xxx
Examples
• A)
2
42lim
2
2
x
xxx
22
4)2(222
Examples
• A)
3
2
42lim
2
2
x
xxx
22
4)2(222
**NOTE**
• As with polynomials, limits of many familiar functions can be found by substitution at points where they are defined. These properties apply to trig functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and composites of the functions.
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Example
• Determine solve graphically and confirm analytically
• Graphically…graph f(x)• Analytically
x
xx
tanlim
0
xx
x
xx
x
x
xxxxx cos
1lim
sinlim
cos
1sinlim
tanlim
0000
10cos
11
sinlim
0
and
x
xx
111
Exploring a Nonexistent Limit
• Use a graph to show that does not exist. 2
1lim
3
2
x
xx
Exploring a Nonexistent Limit
• Use a graph to show that does not exist.
• Solution: Notice that the denominator is 0 when x is replaced by 2, so we cannot use substitution to determine the limit. The graph suggests that as x2 from either side, the absolute values of the function values get very large. Therefore the limit does not exist.
2
1lim
3
2
x
xx
Homework
• Pg 62-63/ 7-30 ALL skip #12
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