BASIC CALCULUS
QUARTER 3
Name: _______________________ Date: ________________
Grade and Section: ____________ Score: _______________
LESSON 1
Illustrating the Limit of a Function using Table of Values and Graph of the Function
Introduction:
Limits are the backbone of calculus, and calculus is called Mathematics of CHANGE. The study of limits is necessary
in studying change in great detail. The evaluation of a particular limit is what underlies the formulation of the derivative
and the integral of a function.
We will consider functions of a single variable and study the behavior of the function as its variable approaches a
particular value (a constant). The variable can only take values very close to the constant, but it cannot equal the constant
itself. However, the limit will be able to describe clearly what is happening to the function near that constant.
Discussion
LESSON 2
Distinguishing Between the Limit of a Function at c and the Value of a Function at c
ACTIVITY 1
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Let f ( x )=
x −1 , x ≠ 0 determine lim f (x ). Complete the table below. (Use calculator if available). Then distinguish the limit of a
1 , x=0 x →0
function c and the value of a function at c
Analysis:
Instruction: Answer the following questions below based on what you have understood from the activity above. Write your answer
after each question.
1. What can you observe as you substitute each value of x on the given function?
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2. Compare the values of f(x) on the right side as to the values of the left side.
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3. How do limits of function works based on your observations on the activity earlier?
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BASIC CALCULUS
QUARTER 3
Name: _______________________ Date: ________________
Grade and Section: ____________ Score: _______________
ACTIVITY 1
Direction: State whether lim f (x ) and f(c) is equal or unequal at the given value of c. Write your answer and complete the
x →c
solution.
2
1. lim ( x −2 x+ 4) Statement:
x →1
x f(x) x f(x)
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1
if x ≤−1
2. lim f ( x ) if f ( x )= x Statement:
x→−1 2
x −2if x>−1
x f(x) x f(x)
x−1
3. lim Statement:
x →0 x +1
x f(x) x f(x)
BASIC CALCULUS
QUARTER 3
LESSON 3
Illustrating the Limit Laws
LESSON 4
Applying the Limit Laws in Evaluating the Limit of Algebraic Functions