Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Unit U: Big Question

1. What is continuity?  What is discontinuity?
       A continuity is a continuous line that is consistent with no breaks, holes, or jumps. On the other hand, a discontinuity has one or many of these (breaks/holes/jumps) that make it discontinuous.

                          
From: conservapedia.com                                       people.hofstra.edu

2. What is a limit?  When does a limit exist? When does a limit not exist?  What is the difference between a limit and a value?
          A limit is the intended height of any graph, which exists when both the left and right limits are the same. A limit does not exist when the graph has a break any of the non-removable discontinuities, but a limit does exist in a point discontinuity.


3. How do we evaluate limits numerically, graphically, and algebraically?
        To evaluate a limit numerically we must use a table labelled with x-values and f(x).
 From: sribd.com
To evaluate a limit graphically we use our fingers to physically run down the graph until our fingers meet. 
To evaluate a limit algebraically we use direct substitution, aslong as you don't get 0/0 you are have found the limit. 

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