Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 2 - Section 2.4 - The Precise Definition of a Limit - 2.4 Exercises - Page 114: 33

Answer

$\delta = min\{2, \frac{\epsilon}{8}\}$ is a possible choice for $\delta$ when we show that: $\lim\limits_{x \to 3} x^2 = 9$

Work Step by Step

Let $\epsilon \gt 0$ be given. Let $\delta = min\{2, \frac{\epsilon}{8}\}$ Suppose that $\vert x-3 \vert \lt \delta$ Then: $\vert x^2-9\vert = \vert (x+3)(x-3)\vert = \vert x+3\vert \cdot \vert x-3 \vert \lt (8)(\delta) \leq (8)(\frac{\epsilon}{8}) = \epsilon$ Therefore, $\lim\limits_{x \to 3} x^2 = 9$
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