Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 1 - Functions and Limits - 1.5 The Limit of a Function - 1.5 Exercises - Page 61: 42

Answer

$\lim\limits_{x \to 0}f(x)=4$

Work Step by Step

(a) We start by graphing the function $f(x)=\frac{\tan (4x)}{x}$ and looking at the part of the graph around the $y$-intercept. We can see clearly from the graph that $f(0)$ approaches $4$ when $x\rightarrow 0$ from both sides. (b) The function is undefined for $x = 0$ because $\frac{\tan(0)}{0}$ is undefined. We can evaluate using values very close to $0$ to find the left and right hand limits. $\lim\limits_{x \to 0^{-}}f(x)\approx{f(-0.00001)=\frac{\tan(4(-0.00001))}{(-0.00001)}}=4$ $\lim\limits_{x \to 0^{+}}f(x)\approx{f(0.00001)=\frac{\tan(4(0.00001)}{0.00001}}=4$ So, $\lim\limits_{x \to 0}f(x)=4$.
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