Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Finding Limits Using Properties of Limits - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 1152: 4

Answer

The complete statement is $\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\text{ }\left[ f\left( x \right)+g\left( x \right) \right]=$$ L+M $

Work Step by Step

In case of the limit of a sum, find the limit of each function in the sum and then add each of the limits. That is, the limit of a sum: If $\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f\left( x \right)=L\text{ and }\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,g\left( x \right)=M $, then $\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\left[ f\left( x \right)+g\left( x \right) \right]\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{=\lim }}\,f\left( x \right)+\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,g\left( x \right)=L+M $. The limit of the sum of two functions equals the sum of their limits. For example: Let $ f\left( x \right)=x $ and $ g\left( x \right)=2$, $\begin{align} & \underset{x\to 7}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\left[ f\left( x \right)+g\left( x \right) \right]=\underset{x\to 7}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f\left( x \right)+\underset{x\to 7}{\mathop{\lim }}\,g\left( x \right) \\ & =\underset{x\to 7}{\mathop{\lim }}\,x+\underset{x\to 7}{\mathop{\lim }}\,2 \\ & =7+2 \\ & =9 \end{align}$ Therefore, the complete fill for the blank in the statement “$\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\text{ }\left[ f\left( x \right)+g\left( x \right) \right]=$$ L+M $”.
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