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EVALUATING LIMITS ANALYTICALLY WITH TRIG
Section 1.3ACalculus AB AP/Dual, Revised ©2013
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“0/0” LIMITSAKA: INDETERMINATE FORM
A. Always begin with direct substitutionB. Completely factor the problemC. Simplify and/or Cancel by identifying a function that agrees with for
all x except = . Take the limit of D. Apply algebra rules
1. If necessary, Rationalize the numerator2. Plug in of the function to get the limit
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EXAMPLE 1
Solve
2
4
16lim
4x
x
x
2
4
4 16lim
4 4x
0
0
What form is this?
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EXAMPLE 1
Solve
8
4
4 4lim
4x
x x
x
4
lim 4x
x
4 4
AS X APPROACHES 4, f(x) OR Y APPROACHES 8.
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EXAMPLE 1 (CALCULATOR)
Solve
8
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EXAMPLE 2
Solve
5
4
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YOUR TURN
Solve
1
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WHEN IN ALGEBRA…
You learned to:
NO RADICALS IN THE DENOMINATOR
IN LIMITS, NO RADICALS IN THE NUMERATOR and DENOMINATOR
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EXAMPLE 3
Solve
9
3lim
9x
x
x
9
9 3lim
9 9x
0
0
What form is this?
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EXAMPLE 3
Solve
9
3 3lim
9 3x
x x
x x
9
3 3 9lim
9 3x
x x x
x x
NO NEED TO FOIL THE BOTTOM
9
9lim
9 3x
x
x x
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EXAMPLE 3
Solve
9
9lim
9 3x
x
x x
9
1lim
9 3x
1
3 3
1
6
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EXAMPLE 4
Solve
1
2
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YOUR TURN
Solve Hint: Don’t combine like terms to the denominator, too early
1
4
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EXAMPLE 5
Solve
0
1 15 5lim
x
xx
0
1 15 0 5lim
0x
0
0
What form is this?
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EXAMPLE 5
Solve
0
1 1 lim
5 5 x x
0
1 55lim
5 5 5 5x
x
x x
5
5
5 x 5 x
0
5 5lim
5 5x
x
x
0lim
5 5x
x
x
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EXAMPLE 5
Solve
0
5 5limx
xx
x
0lim
5 5 1x
x x
x
0
1lim
5 5x
x
x x
0
1lim
5 5x x
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EXAMPLE 5
Solve
0
1lim
5 5x x
1
5 5 0
1
25
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EXAMPLE 6
Evaluate
1
4
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YOUR TURN
Solve
1
16
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“SQUEEZE THEOREM”
A. Also known as the “Sandwich theorem,” it is used to evaluate the limit of a function that can't be computed at a given point.
B. For a given interval containing point c, where , , and are three functions that are differentiable and over the interval where is the upper bound and is the lower bound.
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“SQUEEZE THEOREM”
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EXAMPLE 7
Use the Squeeze Theorem to evaluate where c = 1 for
33 2x g x x
3
3
1 1lim3 lim 2x x
x g x x
3
1 1lim3 1 lim 1 2x x
g x
3 3g x
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EXAMPLE 7
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EXAMPLE 8
Use the Squeeze Theorem to evaluate for for which
24 9 4 7x f x x x
7
2
4 4lim 4 9 lim 4 7x x
x f x x x
2
4 4lim 4 4 9 lim 4 4 4 7x x
f x
7 7f x
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YOUR TURN
Use the Squeeze Theorem to evaluate where c = 0 for
9
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SPECIAL TRIGONOMETRIC LIMITS
A. B. C. D. When expressing in radians and not in degrees E. The use help explains the “Squeeze” Theorem
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WHY IS THE LIMIT OF (SIN X)/X, WHEN X APPROACHES 0 EQUAL TO 1?
0
sinlim 1x
x
x
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WHY IS THE LIMIT OF (1 – COS X)/X, WHEN X APPROACHES 0 EQUAL TO 0?
0
1 coslim 0x
x
x
MEMORIZE IT!
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EXAMPLE 9
Solve
0
tanlimx
x
x
0
sinlim
cosx
x
x x
Is there another way of rewriting tan (x)?
Split the fraction up so we can isolate and utilize a trigonometric limit
0
sin 1lim
cosx
x
x x
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EXAMPLE 9
0
sin 1lim
cosx
x
x x
0 0
sin 1lim lim
cosx x
x
x x
Utilize the Product Property of Limits
1
1cos 0
1
Solve
1
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EXAMPLE 10
Solve
0
sin 4limx
x
x
0
sin 4 4lim
4x
x
x
Try to convert it to one of its trig limits.
0
sin 44 lim
4x
x
x
4 4 1
Try to get it where the sine trig function to cancel. Whatever is applied to the bottom, must be applied to the top.
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EXAMPLE 10
Solve
4
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EXAMPLE 11
Solve
2
3
1 sin 2
3
x
x
0
1 sin 2 2lim
3 2x
x
x
0
2 sin 2lim
3 2x
x
x
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YOUR TURN
Solve
5
3
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PATTERN?
Solve = 4Solve = Solve = Solve = Solve =
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EXAMPLE 12
Solve
2
0
1 coslimx
x
x
0
1 cos 1 coslim
1x
x x
x
Split the fraction up so we can isolate and utilize a trigonometric limit
0 0
1 coslim lim 1 cosx x
xx
x
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EXAMPLE 13
Solve
0 0
1 coslim lim 1 cosx x
xx
x
0 1 cos 0
0 2
cos(0) = 1
0
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EXAMPLE 14
Solve
20
sin sin coslimx
x x x
x
0
sin 1 coslimx
x x
x x
1 0
0
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YOUR TURN
Solve
0
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AP MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE QUESTION (NON-CALCULATOR)
Solve
(A) π(B) 1(C) 0(D) –1
D
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AP MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE QUESTION (NON-CALCULATOR)
Solve
(A) 0(B) –π/2(C) (2√2)/π(D) 2/π
D
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AP FREE RESPONSE PRACTICE QUESTION (NON-CALCULATOR)
If a ≠ 0, then determine . If the limit does not exist, explain why.
2
1
2a
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ASSIGNMENT
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