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Concept of a Function
y=
2
x
x 4
Consider the function f ( x)
x2
2
f(x)
x 4
Consider the function f ( x)
x2
2
g ( x) x 2
2
x
O
approaches to,
but not equal to
lim f ( x) 4
x 2
lim g ( x) 4
x 2
g(x)
-4
-3
-2
-1
x
x
2
x
x
-4
-3
-2
-1
h(x) -1
-1
-1
-1
undefined
lim h( x) 1
x 0
lim h( x)
x0
lim h( x) 1
x 0
lim f ( x) l
x x0
Theorems On Limits
Theorems On Limits
Theorems On Limits
Theorems On Limits
Exercise 12.1
P.7
Limits at Infinity
Limits at Infinity
1
Consider f ( x) 2
x 1
Generalized, if
lim f ( x)
then
k
lim
0
x f ( x )
Exercise 12.2
P.13
Theorem
lim
sin
Exercise 12.3
P.16
Exercise 12.4
P.18
Increments
Derivatives
(A) Definition of Derivative.
y
f ( x x) f ( x)
lim
lim
x 0 x
x 0
x
provided that the limit exists.
dy d
,
f (x),
dx dx
y' ,
f ' ( x).
dy
by
or f ' ( x0 ) .
dx x x0
Exercise 12.5
P.21