Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 1 - Limits and Their Properties - 1.2 Exercises - Page 58: 72

Answer

No. Please see below.

Work Step by Step

In the definition of “limit” of a function $f$ at a point $c$ we have “Let $f$ be a function defined on an open interval containing $c$ (except possibly at $c$).” But, there exists no interval containing $0$ such that the function $f(x)=\sqrt{x}$ is defined on it because the square root is not defined for any negative real number. Thus, $\lim_{x \to 0} \sqrt{x}$ does not exist.
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