One-sided Limits on a Graph

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    nycmathguy

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    Calculus
    Section 1.5

    The limit of f(t) as t tends to 12 from the left and right is 150. What is the significance of these one-sided limits? IDK.

    You say?

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    One-sided limits are denoted
    by placing a positive (+) or negative (-) sign as an exponent
    on the value “a”. For example, if you wanted to find a one-sided limit from the left then the limit
    would look like upload_2022-4-3_14-55-10.jpeg . This limit would be read as “the limit of f(x) as x approaches a from the left.”
    A right-handed limit would look like upload_2022-4-3_14-55-29.jpeg and would be read as “the limit of f(x) as
    x approaches a from the right.

    Finding one-sided limits are important since they will be used in determining if the two- sided limit exists. For the two-sided limit to exist both one-sided limits must exist and be equal to the same value.
     
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    Thank you for the study notes. Now, is my answer for the limit correct?
     
    nycmathguy, Apr 4, 2022
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