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OpenStudy (hang254):

Use the given graph to determine the limit, if it exists.

OpenStudy (hang254):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What are your choices?

OpenStudy (hang254):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you see it approaches different value from 2 sides

OpenStudy (hang254):

DNE 1; 1 -2; 3 3; -2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but, a one sides limit does exist,.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea, because it is shaded right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{x \rightarrow 2}f(x)~~DNE\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

brostep, wha?

OpenStudy (hang254):

so the left side doesn't exist?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[why?~~~\lim_{x \rightarrow 2}f(x)~~DNE,~~~beca use,~~~~\lim_{x \rightarrow 2^+}f(x) \neq \lim_{x \rightarrow 2^-}~f(x).\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a side DOES exist.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one sides limit almost always does exist, I guess, unless you are too far off, like |dw:1417797178453:dw|

OpenStudy (hang254):

oh, alright

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, the left sided limit is just the line that comes from the left, and as x approaches 2 , the f(x) approaches?

OpenStudy (hang254):

3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and from the right side?

OpenStudy (hang254):

-2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there you, and this what it means that \[\lim_{x \rightarrow 2^+} f(x) \neq \lim_{x \rightarrow 2^-} f(x) \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but that only means, again, that \[\lim_{x \rightarrow 2} f(x) ~~~DNE\] But, \[\lim_{x \rightarrow 2^+} f(x)~~~ex ists\]and\[\lim_{x \rightarrow 2^-} f(x)~~~ex ists\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1 sides limit exists, 2 sides limit does not. Done.

OpenStudy (hang254):

Ok, Thank you Very Much!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yw

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