Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 1 - Functions and Limits - 1.7 The Precise Definition of a Limit - 1.7 Exercises - Page 81: 6

Answer

$\delta = \frac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

First we need to find the function values around the limit where $\left|\frac{2x}{x^2+4}-0.4\right| < 0.1$ These work out to: $0.4 - 0.1 = 0.3$ $0.4 + 0.1 = 0.5$ Now using the graph we can find $x$-values corresponding to these $y$-values. for $f(x) = 0.3, x = \frac{2}{3}$ for $f(x) = 0.5, x = 2$ Finally, plugging these into our inequality we get: $ 0 < \left|x-1 \right| < \delta$ $ 0 < \left|\frac{2}{3}-1 \right| < \delta$ $ 0 < \frac{1}{3}< \delta$ and $ 0 < \left|x-1 \right| < \delta$ $ 0 < \left|2-1 \right| < \delta$ $ 0 <1< \delta$ Choose the smaller value for $\delta$ and we are left with $ \delta = \frac{1}{3}$
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