Calculus              1.
6 Algebraic Manipulation (Limits)                                              Notes
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                                    Direct Substitution                      Factor and Cancel
                        1.   lim (𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 4)       2. lim 6        3. lim                4.   lim
                             →                         →
                                                                        →                      →
                        Limit Does Not Exist
                        5.   lim
                             →
                       Special Trig Limits:
                                         sin 𝑥                          𝑥
                                     lim       =1               lim         =1
                                      →    𝑥             or     →     sin 𝑥
                                     1 − cos 𝑥                        cos 𝑥 − 1
                              lim              =0          or   lim             =0
                                 →       𝑥                      →         𝑥
                        6. lim                       7. lim                      8. lim
                             →                             →                         →     (         )
1.6 Algebraic Manipulation of Limits
Calculus
                                                                          Practice
 Evaluate each limit.
 1. lim (𝑥 − 𝑥 )        2. lim (𝑥 + 1)    3. lim                4. lim
     →                      →
                                             →                     →
 5. lim                 6. lim
                                  (   )   7. lim (3𝑥 − 𝑥 + 1)   8. lim (2𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 6)
     →                      →                →                     →
 9. lim                 10. lim           11. lim               12. lim
     →                       →                →                     →
 13. lim 14             14. lim           15. lim               16. lim
      →
                             →                →                     →
 17. lim                          18. lim             19. lim cos 𝑥             20. lim sin(4𝑥)
                                                           →                        →
        →                             →
 21. lim                                    22. lim                   23. lim
        →                                       →                         →
1.6 Algebraic Manipulation of Limits                                                Test Prep
24. Evaluate lim       is
             →
  (A) 0                (B)                    (C) 𝑒     (D) 3         (E) The limit does not exist.
25. lim 4                    is
     →
  (A) 2                (B)                    (C) ∞     (D) 0         (E) undefined
26. lim            =
    →
  (A) −∞               (B) 𝑎                  (C) 0     (D) ∞         (E) The limit does not exist.
27. lim                     =
     →
  (A) 0                (B)                    (C) 3     (D) 4         (E) Does not exist