Rational Functions Limits

Introduction to Limits

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By Abigail Makoski

1. What is a limit?

2. How do you read limit notation?

3. How do you interpret a limit from a graph?​

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Imagine a short video here. There is a 5 minute animated video on YouTube that I like, but I don't have the paid version of Quizizz so I can't insert it here.

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After watching the video, complete the following sentence:

The answer to a limit is always the ______ of a function at the given x value.

• the x value

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• the y value

• the intended x value

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Open Ended

As x approaches 2 from the left the limit is -1, but as x approaches 2 from the right the limit is 1. What would the limit be if I didn't state a side?

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​If a limit Does Not Exist write DNE or dne

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1. What is a limit?

2. How do you read limit notation?

3. How do you interpret a limit from a graph?​

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