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Any E>0, there exists a d>0
0<|x-a|<d => |f(x)-L|<E |
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Sequential Characterization of Limits |
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Definition
a exists in Real, I is an OPEN interval which contains a
L = lim f(x)
x->a
exists iff f(xn) -> L as n -> infinity
for every sequence xn exists I\{a} which converges to a as n -> infinity |
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f(x)&g(x) converge as x -> a
lim(f+g)(x)
x -> a |
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lim f(x) + lim g(x)
x -> a |
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f(x)&g(x) converge as x -> a
lim (cf)(x)
x -> a |
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Definition
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f(x)&g(x) converge as x -> a
lim (fg)(x)
x -> a |
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Definition
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f(x)&g(x) converge as x -> a
lim g(x) is non-zero
lim (f/g)(x)
x -> a |
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Squeeze Theorem for Functions |
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Definition
a exists in R, I is an open interval containing a, and f,g,h are real functions defined everwhere on I except possibly at a
i) if g(x)<h(x)<f(x) for all x exists I\{a} and
lim g(x) = lim f(x) = L
x -> a
lim h(x) = L
ii) if |g(x)| < M for all x exists I\{a} and f(x) -> 0
as x -> a, then
lim g(x)f(x) = 0
x -> a |
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Comparison Theorem for Functions |
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Definition
a exsists R, I is an open interval which contains a, & f,g are real functions defined everwhere on I except possible at a. If f and g have a limit as x -> a and f(x)<g(x) for all x exists I\{a}
lim f(x) < lim g(x)
x -> a |
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Right-Handed Limits
lim f(x)
x -> a+ |
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Definition
f is defined on some open interval I with left endpoint a and for every E>0 there is a d>0 such that
a+d exsists in I and
a < x < a+d => |f(x) - L|< E |
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Left-Handed Limits
lim f(x)
x -> a- |
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Definition
f is defined on some open interval I with right endpoint a and for every E>0 there is a d>0 such that
a-d exsists in I and
a-d < x < a => |f(x) - L|< E
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Definition
lim f(x)
x -> a
exists iff
L = lim f(x) = lim f(x)
x -> a+ x->a- |
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Definition
f(x) -> L as x -> Infinity iff there exists c>0 such that
(c,Infinity) subset of Dom(f(x)), E>0 there is an M exists in R such that
x > M => |f(x) - L| |
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Definition
I contains a such that I\{a} subset Dom(f(x)) and given
M exists R there is a d > 0 such that
0<|x - a|<d => f(x) > M |
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Definition
a exists I iff given E > 0 there is d > 0
|x - a| < d, x exists I => |f(x) - f(a)| |
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Definition
given f,g continuous
f + g, fg, and cf are continuous
if g(x) is non-zero f/g is continuous |
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Definition
A and B are subsets of R, that f : A -> R and g : B -> R
if f(A) is a subset of B for every x exists A, then
g(f(x)) : A -> R |
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Definition
i) L = lim f(x)
x -> a
exists and belongs to B, and g is continuous at L
lim g(f(x)) = g lim f(x)
x -> a
ii) If f is continuous at a exists A and g is continuous at f(a) exists B, then g(f(x)) is continuous at a exists A |
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Definition
I is a non empty subset of R. A function f : I -> R is said to e bounded on I iff there is an M in R such that
|f(x)| < M
for all x exists I
f is said to be dominated by M on I |
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Definition
I is closed and bounded
f : I -> R is continuous on I, then f is bounded on I, if:
M = sup f(x) and m = inf f(x)
then there exists points xm, xM exists I such that:
f(xm) = m and f(xM) = M |
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Intermediate Value Theorem |
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Definition
a < b and f : [a,b] -> R is continuous
If y0 lies between f(a) and f(b), then there is an x0 exists (a,b) such that f(x0) = y0 |
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Definition
f : I -> R, for ever E > 0 there is d > 0 such that:
|x - a| < d and x,a exists I => |f(x) - f(a)| < E |
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Theorem of Uniform Continuity |
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Definition
I is a closed bounded interval
f : I -> R is continuous on I, then f is uniformly continuous on I |
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Endpoints of Uniform Continuity |
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Definition
a < b and f : (a,b) -> R, then f is unifomly continuous on (a,b) iff f can be continuously extended to [a,b]; that is, iff there is a continuous function g : [a,b] -> R which satisfies
f(x) = g(x), x exists (a,b) |
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Definition
a exists R, iff f is defined on some open interval I containing a and
f'(a) := [lim f(a+h) - f(a)]/h
h -> 0
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Definition
a exists R iff there exists and open interval I and a function F : I -> R such that a exists I, f is defined on I, F is continuous at a, and
f(x) = F(x)(x - a) + f(a)
holds for all x in I, F(a) = f'(a) |
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Definition
f is diff. at a iff there is a function T of the form T(x) := mx such that
lim (f(a+h) - f(a) - T(h))/h = 0
h -> 0 |
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Differentiablity and Continuity |
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Definition
f differentiable => f continuous |
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