Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 1 - Functions and Limits - 1.7 The Precise Definition of a Limit - 1.7 Exercises - Page 82: 19

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$\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow a}f(x)=L $ if for every number $\epsilon > 0$ there is a number $\delta > 0$ such that the following is valid: $($if $ 0 < |x-a| < \delta$ then $|f(x)-L| < \epsilon)$ ------------- Given any $\epsilon > 0$, we want to find a $\delta > 0$ such that $ 0 < | x-1| < \delta \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ |\displaystyle \frac{2+4x}{3}-2| < \epsilon$. Analyzing $|\displaystyle \frac{2+4x}{3}-2| < \epsilon$, we write equivalent inequalities: $|\displaystyle \frac{2+4x}{3}-2| < \epsilon$ $|\displaystyle \frac{4x-4}{3}| < \epsilon$ $|\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}||x-1| < \epsilon \displaystyle \qquad/\times\frac{3}{4}$ $|x-1| < \displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\epsilon$. The first and last inequalities are equivalent. $\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\epsilon$ is a positive nonnegative number, and we take it for our $\delta$. So (equivalence being double implication), $\displaystyle \delta=\frac{3}{4}\epsilon$, $0
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