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جامعة اإلمام محمد بن سعود اإلسالمية
كلية االقتصاد والعلوم اإلدارية
قسم التمويل واالستثمار
Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University College of Economics and Administration Sciences
Department of Finance and Investment
Financial Mathematics Course
FIN 118 Unit course
2 Number Unit
Limits of Function Continuity of Function
Unit Subject
Dr. Lotfi Ben Jedidia Dr. Imed Medhioub
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1. Limit of function
2. Limits to the right, to the left
3. Computing limits
4. Properties of limits
5. Computing limits of indeterminate forms
6. Continuity of function
7. Essential discontinuities
8. Properties of continuous functions
9. Applications
We will see in this unit
Learning Outcomes
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At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Understand what is meant by “limit of function”.
2. Compute these limits.
3. Check existence of these limits.
4. Understand what is meant by a “continuous function”.
5. Check if a function is continuous graphically.
6. Check if a function is continuous algebraically.
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Limit of Function
Example 1: Deduce the value of each function when x gets
close to +/- infinity
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Limit of Function
Example 2: Deduce the value of each function when x gets
close to +/- infinity
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Limit of Function
Example 3: Deduce the value of each function when x gets
close to +/- infinity
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Limit of Function
Example 4: Deduce the value of the function when x gets
close to +/- infinity and when x gets close to the left of zero (0-) and the right of zero (0+)
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Definition1 :
The limit of f (x), as x gets close to a, equals L is
written as:
Sometimes the values of function f tend to different
limits as x approaches a number “a” from the left side
and from the right side like the example 4.
LxfLimax
Limit of Function
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Limits to the left, to the right
Left-Hand Limit (LHL) :
Right-Hand Limit (RHL) :
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1LxfLimax
2LxfLimax
0 axaxax
0 axaxax
Theorem
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if and only if:
and
Lxfax
lim
Lxfax
lim Lxfax
lim
This theorem is used to verify whether a limit exists or not.
Computing limits
• To evaluate limit of a function, we substitute the
value of (a) in the function.
• When the value of (a) does not in the domain of a
function, then we must calculate the LHL and RHL.
• Sometimes we get an indeterminate form. So we
must use one of three techniques: factoring or a
property of limit or the conjugated form.
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Computing limits by substitution
Example1: Find the limit of the function at x = 0,
At x = 1, x = -2, and x = -3.
Solution:
132 2 xxxf
110302132lim22
0
xx
x
411312132lim22
1
xx
x
112322132lim22
2
xx
x
813332132lim22
3
xx
x
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Example2:
Find the Left-hand Limit and the Right-hand Limit of the function at x=0.
What we can conclude ?
Solution
left-hand limit is different to right-hand limit then the limit at x = 0, does not exist.
0 1
0
xifx
xifxxf
000
xLimxfLim
xx
1100
xLimxfLim
xx
let
Limits to the right, to the left Computing limits by substitution
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Properties of limits
P1:If c is any real number, ,
Then,
Lxfax
lim Mxgax
lim
a) lim ( ) ( )x a
f x g x L M
b) lim ( ) ( ) x a
f x g x L M
c) lim ( ) ( )x a
f x g x L M
( )d) lim , ( 0)
( )x a
f x L Mg x M
e) lim ( )x a
c f x c L
f) lim ( ) n n
x af x L
g) lim x a
c c
h) lim x a
x a
i) lim n n
x ax a
j) lim ( ) , ( 0)x a
f x L L
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P2:If
Then
P3:If
then
0,)( 01
1
1
n
n
n
n
n aaxaxaxaxf
n
nxx
xaxf
lim)(lim
0,0,)(01
1
1
01
1
1
nmn
n
n
n
m
m
m
m babxbxbxb
axaxaxaxf
n
n
m
m
xx xb
xaxf
lim)(lim
Properties of limits
Properties of limits
P4:If then and
P5:If then and
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xexf )( 0)(lim
xfx
)(lim xfx
xxf ln)(
)(lim0
xfx
)(lim xfx
xe
xln
Computing limits by using the highest degree term
Example2: Find the limit of the function when x gets close to (+/-) infinity.
Solution:
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132 2 xxxf
222 22lim132lim xxxxx
222 22lim132lim xxxxx
Computing limits by using the highest degree term
Example3: Find the limit of the function when x gets close to (-)infinity.
Solution:
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22
1323
2
x
xxxf
01
lim2
2lim
22
132lim
3
2
3
2
xx
x
x
xx
xxx
Computing limits by using the highest degree term
Example4: Find the limit of the function when x gets close to (+)infinity.
Solution:
19
454
1332
2
xx
xxxf
4
3
4
3lim
454
133lim
2
2
2
2
x
x
xx
xx
xx
Computing limits of Indeterminate
forms • The usual Indeterminate forms come in the
following types:
• We can add the three other indeterminate forms :
• So we must use one of three techniques: factoring or highest degree term or the conjugated form.
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,0 , ,
0
0
00 ,0 ,1
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Computing limits of Indeterminate forms
Example 1: (factoring)
•
•
0
0
22
42
2
4lim
22
2
x
x
x
42lim2
22lim
2
4lim
22
2
2
x
x
xx
x
x
xxx
0
0
18333
33
183
3lim
223
xx
x
x
9
1
6
1lim
63
3lim
183
3lim
3323
xxx
x
xx
x
xxx
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Example 2: (highest degree term)
•
•
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13lim
2
2
x
x
x
?143lim 2
xxx
22 3lim143lim xxxxx
4
3
4
3lim
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13lim
2
2
2
2
x
x
x
x
xx
Computing limits of Indeterminate forms
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Example 3: (conjugated form)
2
1
1
1lim
1 1
1lim
1 1
1 1lim
1
1lim
?0
0
1
1lim
1
1 1 1
1
x
xx
x
xx
xx
x
x
x
x
x
xxx
x
bababa 22 !!!
Computing limits of Indeterminate forms
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Find the domain and limits of the function
defined as
Solution:
1
12
2
x
xxf
Computing limits Example 4:
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Example 4: (continued)
Time to Review !
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1. Remember well that the search for endings or limits
is to know the behavior of the function when x gets
close to a certain point or to infinity.
2. Before calculating limits, we search the domain of
the function.
3. Computing limits can be achieved by substitution, by
factoring, by using the highest degree term, by using
conjugate forms.
4. The limit exist if and only if LHL = RHL.
Continuity of Function
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A function f is continuous if you can draw it in one motion without picking up your pencil.
Example:
A function f is continuous at a point if the limit is the same as the value of the function.
Definition1:
Definition2:
A function f is continuous at the point x=a if the following are true:
1.
2.
3.
EX. The function is continuous at x=0.
1. ☺
2. ☺
3. ☺
definedisaf
existxfax
lim
afxfax
lim
223 2 xxxf
20 f
220203lim2
0
xf
x
20lim0
fxfx
Definition3:
Continuity of Function
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Essential Discontinuities
f(a)=LHL
RHL
LHL=RHL
f(a)
f(a)=RHL
LHL
f(a) is not defined
a
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Example 2:
• This function has discontinuities at x=1 and x=2. • It is continuous at x=3, because the two-sided limits match the value of the function. • It is continuous at right of x=0 and left of x=4, because the one-sided limits match the value of the function.
Continuity of Function
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Find discontinuities of the function
Solution:
1/ the domain of the function is the real line.
2/ and
LHL = RHL=0 then f is continuous at x = 0.
3/ and
LHL is different from RHL, then f is not continuous at x = 2.
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0
2
xifx
xifx
xifx
xf
0limlim00
xxf
xx 0limlim 2
00
xxf
xx
4limlim 2
22
xxf
xx 68limlim
22
xxf
xx
Example 3:
Continuity of Function
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Properties of continuous functions:
P1: If f and g are continuous functions at x = a then: , , and ( with ) are
continuous functions at x = a.
P2: A polynomial function is continuous at every point.
P3: A rational function is continuous at every point in its domain.
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f 0ag
0,)( 01
1
1
n
n
n
n
n aaxaxaxaxf
0,0,)(01
1
1
01
1
1
nmn
n
n
n
m
m
m
m babxbxbxb
axaxaxaxf
Examples:
1/ is a polynomial function,
then it is continuous at every point in R.
2/ is a rational function, then
it is continuous at every point in R\{2}
3/ is a continuous function in its
domain
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10523 34 xxxxf
2
1052 3
x
xxxf
12 xxf
;
2
1fD
Continuity of Function
1. A function is continuous if you can draw it in one motion without picking up your pencil.
2. A function is continuous at a point if the limit is the same as the value of the function. 3. All constant functions are continuous. 4. The following types of functions are continuous at every member in their domain: polynomial, rational, power, root, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic.
Time to Review !
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We will see in the next unit
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1. Derivative of function
2. How to compute derivative?
3. Some rules of differentiation
4. Second and higher derivatives
5. Interpretation of the derivative
6. Critical points
7. Inflection point
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