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Understanding Limits in Mathematics

The document discusses the concept of limits in mathematics using analogies from sports, such as cricket and football, to illustrate how limits represent predictions of values at points that cannot be directly observed. It explains that by examining neighboring points, one can estimate the limit of a function. The document also includes activities to explore limits and strategies for finding them through graphical approaches.

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Understanding Limits in Mathematics

The document discusses the concept of limits in mathematics using analogies from sports, such as cricket and football, to illustrate how limits represent predictions of values at points that cannot be directly observed. It explains that by examining neighboring points, one can estimate the limit of a function. The document also includes activities to explore limits and strategies for finding them through graphical approaches.

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Concept of Limits

Saba Naeem
Analogy 1: Pak vs India Cricket Match

1.21s 1.3 s 1.4 s

Buffering…

1.5 s
1. 6 s

1.8 s 1.9 s
Analogy 1: Pak vs India Cricket Match

1.21s 1.3 s 1.4 s

Buffering…

1.5 s
1. 6 s

1.8 s 1.9 s
Analogy 2: Football Match
Analogy 2: Football Match

What is the exact position of


football at 4:00?
Can you predict it?
Limit of a Function

• We often come across “BlackHole” or “Buffering” scenarios in Math.


Limit of a Function

• We often come across “BlackHole” or “Buffering” scenarios in Math.

• What is the limit?


It’s a best possible prediction of a point that we can’t/ did not observe.
Limit of a Function

• We often come across “BlackHole” or “Buffering” scenarios in Math.

• What is the limit?


It’s a best possible prediction of a point that we can’t/ did not observe.

• How do we make a prediction?


Zoom into the neighboring points. If our prediction is always in-between neighboring
points, no matter how much we zoom, that’s our estimate.
Activity 1
We know by rules of indices
• 𝒂𝒎 = 𝒂. 𝒂. 𝒂. 𝒂 … 𝒂 𝒎 − 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔
• 𝒂𝟎 = 𝟏?
And we know,
• 𝟎𝒎 = 𝟎
But what is the value of 00 ? ?

Lets predict in the same way as we did in cricket and football analogy.
Activity 1
Function: 𝐟 𝐱 = 𝒙𝒙 Value Function: 𝐟 𝐱 = 𝒙𝒙 Value

11 0.30.3

0.90.9 0.10.1

0.80.8 0.010.01

0.60.6 0.0010.001

0.50.5
Activity 1
Function: 𝐟 𝐱 = 𝒙𝒙 Value Function: 𝐟 𝐱 = 𝒙𝒙 Value

11 𝟏 0.30.3 𝟎. 𝟔𝟗𝟕

0.90.9 𝟎. 𝟗𝟎𝟗 0.10.1 𝟎. 𝟕𝟗𝟒

0.80.8 𝟎. 𝟖𝟑𝟕 0.010.01 𝟎. 𝟗𝟓𝟓

0.60.6 𝟎. 𝟕𝟑𝟔 0.0010.001 𝟎. 𝟗𝟗𝟑

0.50.5 𝟎. 𝟕𝟎𝟕 0.00010.0001 𝟎. 𝟗𝟗𝟗


Activity 1

lim 𝑥 𝑥 = 1
𝑥→0+
It means:
As 𝑥 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 to zero (from the right-hand side or when 𝑥 is greater than
0),
the value of 𝑥 𝑥 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 1.
Definition
Example Exercise
• Find the limits of following functions
Strategies For Finding The Limit
Limit by Graphs
Limit: Graphic Approach
and Continuity
• Notes by Dr Nizami : Limit and Continuity

A piece-wise function

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