Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - Limits: Numerical and Graphical Viewpoints - Exercises - Page 699: 28a

Answer

$\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow-1}f(x)=-1$

Work Step by Step

Follow the steps in "Evaluating Limits Graphically" (steps 3-5 finding left- and right-sided limits, determining if a limit exists at x=a) As we trace the graph, so x approaches the value $-1$ from either side, the points on the graph near the point $(-1,-1)$, so f(x) approaches the value $-1$. (Both the left and right limits exist and are equal to $-1$) $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow-1}f(x)=-1$
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