Question

PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!! I have never seen a limit like this (and I took AP Calc BC)
The problem says:

Answer 1

\[\lim_{ -1} = f(x)\]

Answer 2

what does this mean??? do you look at a picture of the function and say what the y value is where x=-1?

Answer 3

Look at the graph at -1. Does it exist?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

At what point does it exist on the graph?

Answer 6

approximately 19/10 -- it does not land on an obvious point

Answer 7

What it's asking when it says limit is, what y value is the graph approaching as u move in towards x = - 1 on the graph.

Answer 8

It's NOT asking what y value the graph takes at the point x=-1 (which is where people usually get confused). It's asking for the behavior at the point.

Answer 9

by behavior do you mean slope?

Answer 10

or do you mean what the function is increasing towards -- in which case, how do I write just a number as an answer

Answer 11

yeah, focus on the function.

Answer 12

Thanks!