LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

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LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE


LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE


The following problems involve the algebraic computation of limits using the Squeeze Principle, which is given below.

SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE : Assume that functions f , g , and h satisfy

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Then

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

(NOTE : The quantity A may be a finite number, LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING , or LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING . The quantitiy L may be a finite number, LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING , or LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .)

The Squeeze Principle is used on limit problems where the usual algebraic methods (factoring, conjugation, algebraic manipulation, etc.) are not effective. However, it requires that you be able to ``squeeze'' your problem in between two other ``simpler'' functions whose limits are easily computable and equal. The use of the Squeeze Principle requires accurate analysis, deft algebra skills, and careful use of inequalities.



SOLUTIONS TO LIMITS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE


SOLUTION 1 : First note that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

because of the well-known properties of the sine function. Since we are computing the limit as x goes to infinity, it is reasonable to assume that x > 0 . Thus,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .





SOLUTION 2 : First note that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

because of the well-known properties of the cosine function. Now multiply by -1, reversing the inequalities and getting

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

or

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Next, add 2 to each component to get

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since we are computing the limit as x goes to infinity, it is reasonable to assume that x + 3 > 0. Thus,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .





SOLUTION 3 : First note that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

because of the well-known properties of the cosine function, and therefore

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since we are computing the limit as x goes to infinity, it is reasonable to assume that 3 - 2x < 0. Now divide each component by 3 - 2x, reversing the inequalities and getting

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

or

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .





SOLUTION 4 : Note that LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT EXIST since values of LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING oscillate between -1 and +1 as x approaches 0 from the left. However, this does NOT necessarily mean that LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING does not exist ! ? #. Indeed, x3 < 0 and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

for x < 0. Multiply each component by x3, reversing the inequalities and getting

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

or

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .





SOLUTION 5 : First note that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

so that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since we are computing the limit as x goes to infinity, it is reasonable to assume that x+100 > 0. Thus, dividing by x+100 and multiplying by x2, we get

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Then

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Similarly,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Thus, it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING (does not exist).





SOLUTION 6 : First note that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

so that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Then

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= 5 .

Similarly,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = 5 .

Thus, it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = 5 .





SOLUTION 7 : First note that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

so that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since we are computing the limit as x goes to negative infinity, it is reasonable to assume that x-3 < 0. Thus, dividing by x-3, we get

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

or

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Now divide by x2 + 1 and multiply by x2 , getting

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Then

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

= 0 .

Similarly,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = 0 .

It follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = 0 .





SOLUTION 8 : Since

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

and

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING = LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

that is,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Thus,

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .





SOLUTION 9 : a.) First note that (See diagram below.)

area of triangle OAD < area of sector OAC < area of triangle OBC .


LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING


The area of triangle OAD is

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING (base) (height) LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

The area of sector OAC is

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING (area of circle) LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

The area of triangle OBC is

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING (base) (height) LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

It follows that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

or

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

b.) If LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING , then LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING and LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING , so that dividing by LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING results in

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Taking reciprocals of these positive quantities gives

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

or

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .





SOLUTION 10 : Recall that function f is continuous at x=0 if

i.) f(0) is defined ,

ii.) LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING exists ,

and

iii.) LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

First note that it is given that

i.) f(0) = 0 .

Use the Squeeze Principle to compute LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING . For LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING we know that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

so that

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Since

LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING

it follows from the Squeeze Principle that

ii.) LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING .

Finally,

iii.) LIMITS OF FUNCTIONS USING THE SQUEEZE PRINCIPLE THE FOLLOWING ,

confirming that function f is continuous at x=0 .





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