Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 1 - Limits and Their Properties - 1.3 Exercises - Page 69: 105

Answer

$$f(x)=\begin{cases}x, & x \ge 0 \\ x+1 & x<0\end{cases} \qquad g(x)=\begin{cases}-x, & x \ge 0 \\ -x-1 & x<0\end{cases}$$

Work Step by Step

Consider the following functions:$$f(x)=\begin{cases}x, & x \ge 0 \\ x+1 & x<0\end{cases} \qquad g(x)=\begin{cases}-x, & x \ge 0 \\ -x-1 & x<0\end{cases}.$$It is clear that both functions do not have a limit at $x=0$ since they have a jump there; in other words, the two functions do not approach a specific number when $x$ comes close to $0$. However, the sum of the functions does have a limit at $x=0$, so the resultant function is a constant function, which has a limit at every point, that is,$$f(x)+g(x)=0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \lim_{x \to 0}[f(x)+g(x)]=0.$$
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