Lance L.

Adona Grade-11 Our Lady of Pillar

1−5. lim (x−2)
x →−3

Solution:
Table 1.
x −4 −3.8 −3.5 −3.3 −3.1
f ( x) −6 −5.8 −5.5 −5.3 −5.1

Table 2.
x −1 −1.5 −2.0 −2.5 −2.9
f ( x) −3 −3.5 −4.0 −4.5 −4.9

In table 1, as the value of x gets closer and closer to 3 from either left or right or as X approaches
3 from either left or right, the value of f (x) approaches -5. This can be written as follows:

lim ( x −2 )=5
x→ 4

This means that the limit of ( x−2 ) is 6 as x approaches 3 from either side.
6-10. lim
x →7
( x−2)

Table 1.
x 6 6.3 6.5 6.8 6. 9
f ( x) 4 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.9

Table 2.
x 8 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.1
f (x) 6 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1

In table 1, as the value of X gets closer and closer to 7 from either left or right or as X
approaches 7 from either left or right, the value of f ( x) approaches 5. This can be written as
follows:
lim ( x −2 )=5
x →7

This means that the limit of ( x−2 ) is 5 as X approaches 7 from either side.
 lim (x+ 3)
11-15. x→−4

Table 1.
x −6 −5.5 −4 −4.5 −4.1
f (x) −3 −2.5 −1 −1.5 −1.1

Table 2.
x −2 −2.5 −3 −3.5 −3.9
f (x) 1 0 .5 0 −0.5 −0.9

In table 1, as the value of X gets closer and closer to -4 from either left or right or as X
approaches -4 from either left or right, the value of f ( x) approaches -1. This can be written as
follows:
lim ( x +3 ) =−1
x→−4

This means that the limit of ( x +3 ) is -1 as X approaches -4 from either side.

16-20. lim
x →1
x −1

Table 1.
x −1.5 −1 0 0.5 0.9
f (x) −2.5 −2 −1 −0.5 −0.1

Table 2.
x 3 2.5 2 1.5 1.1
f (x) 2 1.5 1 0.5 0.1

In table 1, as the value of X gets closer and closer to 1 from either left or right or as X
approaches 1 from either left or right, the value of f ( x) approaches 0. This can be written as
follows: lim ( x −1 )=0
x →1

This means that the limit of ( x−1 ) is 0 as X approaches 1 from either side.
21-25 lim
x→ 4
( x +5)

Table 1.
x 3 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.9
f (x) 8 8.3 8.5 8.8 8.9

Table 2.
x 5 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1
f (x) 10 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.1

In table 1, as the value of X gets closer and closer to 4 from either left or right or as X
approaches 4 from either left or right, the value of f ( x) approaches 9. This can be written as
follows: lim ( x +5 )=9
x→ 4

This means that the limit of ( x +5 ) is 9 as X approaches 4 from either side.

26-30 lim
x →1
( x +4)

Table 1.
x −0.5 0 0.5 0.7 0.9
f (x) 3.5 4 4.5 4.7 4.9

Table 2.
x 2 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1
f (x) 6 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1

In table 1, as the value of X gets closer and closer to 1 from either left or right or as X
approaches 1 from either left or right, the value of f ( x) approaches 5. This can be written as
follows: lim ( x + 4 ) =5
x →1

This means that the limit of ( x +5 ) is 9 as X approaches 4 from either side.