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These are called infinite \+ limits and describe an infinite limit of the function as x approaches \+ a finite value (2). " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 " Does " } {XPPEDIT 18 0 "limit(f(x),x = 2);" "6#-%&limitG6$-%\"fG6#%\"xG/F)\"\"# " }{TEXT -1 48 " exist? Try f (1.99999) and f (2.00001). " }}} {EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 46 "Maple has a command for finding th ese limits. " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 16 "limit(f(x), x=2);" }{TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#%*undefinedG" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 250 "This \"undefined\" makes sense because the limit from the left is different from the limit from the \+ right. We can determine these limits from the left and right by inclu ding this in the limit command. The command below finds the limit from the left. 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These are called limits at infinity. You state: \"The limit as x approaches positive or negative infinity is 2\". " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 79 "Problem number 1 asks for these same type s of limits for a different function. " }}}}{SECT 1 {PARA 3 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 13 "Finite Limits" }}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 19 "For \+ most functions " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "limit(f(x),x = c);" "6#-%&limitG6$-% \"fG6#%\"xG/F)%\"cG" }{TEXT -1 25 " = f(c), provided that " } {XPPEDIT 18 0 "c;" "6#%\"cG" }{TEXT -1 21 " is in the domain of " } {XPPEDIT 18 0 "f;" "6#%\"fG" }{TEXT -1 93 " . With that said I will i nstead demonstrate several limits that exist but are not given by " } {XPPEDIT 18 0 "f(c);" "6#-%\"fG6#%\"cG" }{TEXT -1 49 ". We will demon strate these limits graphically. " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT 272 3 "(1)" }{TEXT -1 9 " I Claim " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "limit(sin(x)/x,x = 0);" "6#-%&limitG6$*&-%$sinG6#%\"xG\"\"\"F*!\"\"/%\"xG\"\"!" }{TEXT -1 106 " = 1. Notice you can not put zero in for x. You get the ind eterminate form (0/0). Let's first plot it. 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Let's have Maple determi ne the limit. " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 21 "limit(sin (x)/x, x=0);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#\"\"\"" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 47 "Again further evidence that the claim is \+ true. " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT 273 5 "(2) " }{TEXT -1 11 "Th e number " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "e;" "6#%\"eG" }{TEXT -1 15 " is defined by \+ " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "limit((1+x)^(1/x),x = 0);" "6#-%&limitG6$),&\"\"\"F( %\"xGF(*&F(F(F)!\"\"/%\"xG\"\"!" }{TEXT -1 5 " = " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "e ;" "6#%\"eG" }{TEXT -1 79 ". Let's verify this limit exists and appro ximate its value. First we plot y = " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "(1+x)^(1/x)" "6# ),&\"\"\"F%%\"xGF%*&F%F%F&!\"\"" }{TEXT -1 29 " over a domain containi ng 0. 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You will hand in two graphs (one page) with a little information \+ about each graph. " }}{EXCHG {PARA 256 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }{TEXT 257 11 "Graph # 1: " }}{PARA 258 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 23 "Consider the fu nction " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "(1+2*abs(x))/x;" "6#*&,&\"\"\"F%*&\"\"#F%-%$a bsG6#%\"xGF%F%F%F+!\"\"" }{TEXT -1 63 " . Note: the absolute value f unction is called by \"abs(x)\". " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 1 " " } }{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 188 "(a) Display the 2 limits at infinity, a nd the 2 infinite limits of the function by plotting it over an approp riate interval. Display only one graph which captures all of these fe atures. " }{TEXT 265 5 "Hint:" }{TEXT -1 66 " See the graphing comma nds for the final graph in the section on " }{TEXT 266 38 "Infinite Li mits and Limits at Infinity" }{TEXT -1 3 ". " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 124 "(b) Describe each of the limits using mathematical terms. You can get the editor to type limi t notation by clicking on the " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "Sigma;" "6#%&SigmaG" } {TEXT -1 209 " button. A small box appears in the context bar. You c an then type in the command using Maple notation such as \"limit(f(x), x=0,left)\", \"enter\", and the mathematical expression described by \+ this command: \" " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "limit(f(x),x = 0,left);" "6#-%&lim itG6%-%\"fG6#%\"xG/F)\"\"!%%leftG" }{TEXT -1 256 "\" is printed at t he cursor position. If you can't get this to work, you can always expr ess the limit as a statement like: \"the limit of f(x) as x goes to (n egative) infinity is ...\" and \"the limit of f(x) as x go to zero fro m the right (left) is ...\" . " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 2 " " }}} {EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }{TEXT 258 0 "" }{TEXT 259 0 "" } {TEXT 260 0 "" }{TEXT 261 9 "Graph #2:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 11 "Let g(x) = " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "abs(x);" "6#-%$absG6#%\"xG" }{TEXT -1 10 ", h(x) = " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "-abs(x);" "6#,$-%$absG6#%\"xG!\"\"" } {TEXT -1 14 ", and f(x) = " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "x*sin(1/x);" "6#*&%\"xG\" \"\"-%$sinG6#*&F%F%F$!\"\"F%" }{TEXT -1 58 ". Plot these functions on the same axes over the domain [" }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "-Pi,Pi;" "6$,$%#PiG! \"\"F$" }{TEXT -1 2 "]." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 60 "Make a convinc ing argument, other that just the graph, that " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "limit( x*sin(1/x),x = 0);" "6#-%&limitG6$*&%\"xG\"\"\"-%$sinG6#*&F(F(F'!\"\"F (/%\"xG\"\"!" }{TEXT -1 8 " = 0. " }}}}}{MARK "3" 0 }{VIEWOPTS 1 1 0 1 1 1803 1 1 1 1 }{PAGENUMBERS 0 1 2 33 1 1 }