University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - The Precise Definition of a Limit - Exercises - Page 77: 51

Answer

$$\lim_{x\to0}g(x)=k$$ According to the definition, this means for every arbitrary number $\epsilon\gt0$, there exists a corresponding number $\delta\gt0$ such that for all $x$, $$0\lt|x-0|\lt\delta\Rightarrow|g(x)-k|\lt\epsilon$$

Work Step by Step

$$\lim_{x\to0}g(x)=k$$ According to the definition, this means for every arbitrary number $\epsilon\gt0$, there exists a corresponding number $\delta\gt0$ such that for all $x$, $$0\lt|x-0|\lt\delta\Rightarrow|g(x)-k|\lt\epsilon$$ This, in other words, means that as we wish to get $\epsilon$ smaller and smaller (the value of $g(x)$ fluctuates less and less around $k$), we can always find a range around the point $x=0$ (which is $(-\delta,\delta)$) so that our goal can be achieved.
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