TOPIC: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY

THINKING MAP : CIRCLE MAP

THINKING PROCESS : DEFINING IN CONTEXT

f ( x) lim f ( x)
, lim g ( x)  0
lim  x a x a
x a g ( x) lim g ( x)
x a

lim  cf ( x)  c.lim f ( x)

x a x a lim
xa
x 
n
 an

lim f ( x)  limc  c Properties of

xa x a
Limits lim x  a
xa

lim  f ( x).g ( x)  lim f ( x) . lim g ( x)

xa xa xa

lim  f ( x)  g ( x)   lim f ( x)  lim g ( x)

x a x a x a

Lecture Note QS015

TOPIC: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
THINKING MAP : DOUBLE BUBBLE
THINKING PROCESS : COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

The function Rational rational

can be function function
factorised related to surd

x2  9 lim f ( x) Multiplication
lim Factorization x a
x 1
x 3 x3 Method lim g ( x) of Conjugates lim
x a
Method
x 1
x 1

If the
x3  8 solution is
0 x 1
lim 2 lim
x 2 x  4 0 x 1 x 1
TOPIC: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
THINKING MAP: TREE MAP
THINKING PROCESS: CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES

Limits

One-Sided Limits Two-Sided Limits

Right- hand limit: xlim f ( x)  L f ( x)  L

a  Right- hand limit: xlim
a 

Left- hand limit: xlim f ( x)  M f ( x)  L

a  Left- hand limit: xlim
a 
TOPIC: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
THINKING MAP: MULTI FLOW MAP
THINKING PROCESS: CAUSE AND EFFECT

Check the limit

from the right and
from the left

Limit exist

lim f ( x)  L Test for Existence

xa  of a Limit

If xlim f ( x)  lim f ( x)  L
a  x a

then lim f ( x)  L
x a

lim f ( x)  L
xa 
TOPIC: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
THINKING MAP: TREE MAP
THINKING PROCESS: CLASSIFICATION,CATEGORIES

Limits at Infinity

Substitution divide each term by x to the highest

power of the denominator

lim ( x 2  3)   f ( x) 
x  
If lim 
x  g ( x) 

 5
lim 1    1  0  1

x   x
2x3  x 2  3
lim
x  x 3  x  2
2
lim 0
x   ( x  3) 3
TOPIC: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
THINKING MAP: TREE MAP
THINKING PROCESS: CLASSIFICATION,CATEGORIES

Asymptotes

Vertical Asymptote Horizontal Asymptote

lim
lim f ( x)   (or - ) f ( x)  b
x a x  

lim f ( x)   (or   ) lim

x a  g ( x)  b
x
TOPIC: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
THINKING MAP: BUBLE MAP
THINKING PROCESS:EXPLANATION (ADJECTIVE)

lim f ( x) exists
xc

 lim f ( x)  lim f ( x)
x c x c
f( c) exists
(f is defined at c) (f has a limit as x c)

Continuity

lim f ( x) = f( c)
xc

(the limit equals the

function value)