Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Finding Limits Using Properties of Limits - Exercise Set - Page 1155: 74

Answer

The statement "I evaluated a polynomial function at 3 and obtained 7, so 7 must be $\underset{x\to 3}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f\left( x \right)$ " makes sense.

Work Step by Step

If $ f $ is a polynomial function, then $\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f\left( x \right)=f\left( a \right)$ for any number $ a $, which is equal to value of the polynomial evaluated at $ a $. As the value of the polynomial function evaluated at 3 is 7 so $\underset{x\to 3}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f\left( x \right)$ is 7. Thus, the given statement makes sense.
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