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Ch. 2 - Limits and Continuity
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2장, 문제 5

Limits and Continuity


In Exercises 5 and 6, find the value that lim (x→0) g(x) must have if the given limit statements hold.


lim ((4―g(x)) / x ) = 1
x→0

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Understand the problem: We need to find the value of lim (x→0) g(x) given that lim ((4 - g(x)) / x) = 1 as x approaches 0.
Recall the definition of a limit: The limit of a function as x approaches a certain value is the value that the function approaches as x gets closer to that value.
Set up the equation based on the given limit statement: Since lim ((4 - g(x)) / x) = 1, we can express this as lim (x→0) (4 - g(x)) / x = 1.
Apply the limit property: As x approaches 0, the expression (4 - g(x)) must approach a value such that when divided by x, the result is 1. This implies that (4 - g(x)) must approach x as x approaches 0.
Solve for g(x): Rearrange the equation 4 - g(x) = x to find g(x). As x approaches 0, g(x) must approach 4 to satisfy the limit condition.

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