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2.1RATES OF CHANGE AND LIMITS LIMITS
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AVERAGE SPEED=DISTANCE/TIME A rock breaks loose from the top of a tall cliff. What is the average speed during the first 2 seconds of fall? Need to know: Find the average speed from 2 seconds to slightly past 2 seconds…
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INSTANTANEOUS RATE OF CHANGE
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TYPES OF LIMITS Graph.
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DEFINITION OF A LIMIT Let a function “f” be defined on an open interval containing “a” except possibly itself. The statement “limit as x approaches a in the function is equal to k” means that f(x) is approaching the y-value of “k” as x gets sufficiently close to “a”.
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BEHAVIOR OF A LIMIT
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PROPERTIES OF LIMITS
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USE SUBSTITUTION FIRST!!! USE FACTORING SECOND SIMPLIFY THIRD
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Show graph…show numerically…compare answersnumerically
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USE PRODUCT RULE
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LEFT AND RIGHT LIMITS
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FIND THE LIMITS Homework : Interact Math.com lesson 2.1
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