Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.4 - The Precise Definition of a Limit - 2.4 Exercises - Page 113: 4

Answer

We can let $\delta = 0.2$

Work Step by Step

On the graph, we can see that values between approximately 0.7 and 1.2 will yield squares between 0.5 and 1.5 $\vert 1-0.7 \vert = 0.3$ and $\vert 1 - 1.2 \vert = 0.2$ Therefore, we can let $\delta = 0.2$ If $\vert 1-x \vert \lt 0.2$, then $\vert x^2 - 1 \vert \lt \frac{1}{2}$
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