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Ch. 2 - Limits
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.7.17

Suppose |f(x) − 5|<0.1 whenever 0<x<5. Find all values of δ>0 such that |f(x) − 5|<0.1 whenever 0<|x−2|<δ.

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Step 1: Understand the problem statement. We are given that |f(x) - 5| < 0.1 for 0 < x < 5. We need to find a δ > 0 such that |f(x) - 5| < 0.1 whenever 0 < |x - 2| < δ.
Step 2: Recognize that this is a problem about continuity and limits. Specifically, it is related to the definition of a limit at a point, where we want to ensure that f(x) is close to 5 when x is close to 2.
Step 3: Consider the interval 0 < x < 5. Since we want 0 < |x - 2| < δ, we are focusing on values of x that are close to 2 but still within the interval (0, 5).
Step 4: Choose δ such that the interval (2 - δ, 2 + δ) is contained within (0, 5). This ensures that for any x in (2 - δ, 2 + δ), the condition 0 < x < 5 is satisfied, and thus |f(x) - 5| < 0.1 holds.
Step 5: Determine the largest possible δ by considering the boundaries of the interval (0, 5) and the point x = 2. The largest δ will be the minimum of the distances from 2 to the endpoints of the interval (0, 5).

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