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OpenStudy (anonymous):

lim x→+3 |x-3|/(x-3)

OpenStudy (atlas):

when x-> +3; assume that x is a little greater than 3 I can write it as x = 3+ y ; where y is some very small qty >0. Now I will put the value of x in the given expression and find the answer.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\bf lim_{x \to 3} \cfrac{|x-3|}{x-3} \implies \begin{cases} lim_{x \to 3^-} \cfrac{-(x-3)}{x-3}\\\quad \\ \bf lim_{x \to 3^+} \cfrac{+(x-3)}{x-3} \end{cases} \)

OpenStudy (atlas):

|3+y-3| /( 3+y-3) = |y|/y

OpenStudy (atlas):

Remember y >0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its 0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh

OpenStudy (atlas):

oh No

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 3?

OpenStudy (atlas):

Do you understand this symbol | |

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (atlas):

modulus sign

OpenStudy (atlas):

What does it do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

absolute value

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm, I understood as |x-3| not [x-3] or [[x-3]]

OpenStudy (atlas):

yeah if the number is greater than 0 it keeps the number as it is for e.g |2| =2 when the number is less than 0, it inserts a minus sign to it e.g |-2| = -(-2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the limit is 1 for positive x and -1 for x negative

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh i see isee

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer is 1 because its only asking for the right side

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm I saw +3.... not \(\bf 3^+\) maybe it's just me

OpenStudy (atlas):

x ->+3 means x is greater than 3 So I write x = 3 +y (y>0 and very small)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I meant it as x approaches 3 from the right side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

c=3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

limit dne from left side right?

OpenStudy (atlas):

limit is done from both sides

OpenStudy (atlas):

as jade said it is x-> +3 You need to find limits from both sides

OpenStudy (atlas):

from right as well as from left

OpenStudy (atlas):

When you approach from the left, let x = 3-y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its only asking for the right side though, isnt it? with the notation +3

OpenStudy (atlas):

No it is telling that x is approaching +3 and NOT -3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this section is about one sided limits

OpenStudy (atlas):

It can approach +3 from both sides left as well as right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

+c and -c

OpenStudy (atlas):

yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it approaches one from the left side as well

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i mean -1

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