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Section 2.3 : One-Sided Limits

  1. Below is the graph of \(f\left( x \right)\). For each of the given points determine the value of \(f\left( a \right)\), \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {a^{\, - }}} f\left( x \right)\), \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {a^{\, + }}} f\left( x \right)\), and \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to a} f\left( x \right)\). If any of the quantities do not exist clearly explain why.
    1. \(a = - 4\)
    2. \(a = - 1\)
    3. \(a = 2\)
    4. \(a = 4\)
    Solution
    OneSidedLimit_Ex1
  2. Below is the graph of \(f\left( x \right)\). For each of the given points determine the value of \(f\left( a \right)\), \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {a^{\, - }}} f\left( x \right)\), \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {a^{\, + }}} f\left( x \right)\), and \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to a} f\left( x \right)\). If any of the quantities do not exist clearly explain why.
    1. \(a = - 2\)
    2. \(a = 1\)
    3. \(a = 3\)
    4. \(a = 5\)
    Solution
    OneSidedLimit_Ex2
  3. Sketch a graph of a function that satisfies each of the following conditions. \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {2^{\, - }}} f\left( x \right) = 1\hspace{0.75in}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {2^{\, + }}} f\left( x \right) = - 4\hspace{0.75in}f\left( 2 \right) = 1\] Solution
  4. Sketch a graph of a function that satisfies each of the following conditions. \[\begin{array}{ccl}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {3^{\, - }}} f\left( x \right) = 0 & \hspace{0.5in}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {3^{\, + }}} f\left( x \right) = 4 & \hspace{0.5in}f\left( 3 \right){\mbox{ does not exist}}\\ \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - 1} f\left( x \right) = - 3 & \hspace{0.5in} f\left( { - 1} \right) = 2 & \end{array}\] Solution