What is "Limit of a function"?
2006-09-13 06:32:16 · 6 answers · asked by A.N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It tells the approximate value of a function as the input goes to a value.
Like the limit of 1/x as x goes to infinity (really big).
1/ HUGE goes to zero since that 1 piece would be divided a HUGE number of times. See the wikipedia answer as well!
2006-09-13 06:35:33 · answer #1 · answered by J G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the value that a function is approaching as the variables it depends upon tend to assume some value
eg if y=1/x and x apporaches 0 but is positive say .000...01 then y approaches + infinity which is its limit. on the other hand if x was to approach 0 from negative side say x= -0.000000000.....00001 then limit of y is minus infinity.
2006-09-13 13:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
where the function goes to
2006-09-13 13:39:06 · answer #3 · answered by blasphemousbastards 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the theoretical approachable end.
2006-09-13 13:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See this, I cannot explain better
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_of_a_function
2006-09-13 14:20:02 · answer #5 · answered by M1976 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
f(x+dx) - f(x)
Lt f(x) = -------------------
x->0 dx
http://www.mathnstuff.com/math/spoken/here/2class/420/limit.htm ... will help u.
2006-09-13 13:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by Innocence Redefined 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋