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Ch. 2 - Limits and Continuity
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 1a

Finding Limits Graphically


Which of the following statements about the function y = f(x) graphed here are true, and which are false?


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a. limx→−1+ f(x) = 1

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Examine the graph of the function y = f(x) as x approaches -1 from the right (x → -1+). This means you should look at the values of f(x) as x gets closer to -1 from values greater than -1.
Identify the y-value that the function approaches as x approaches -1 from the right. This is the value of the right-hand limit, limx→−1+ f(x).
Check if the y-value that the function approaches as x approaches -1 from the right is equal to 1.
If the y-value is equal to 1, then the statement limx→−1+ f(x) = 1 is true. Otherwise, it is false.
Conclude whether the statement is true or false based on the y-value identified in the previous steps.

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