Exercise · ZW-SQUEEZE-THEOREM-002 · ★☆☆ Basic

If \(1-x^{2}\le f(x)\le 1+x^{2}\) for all x near 0, what is \(\lim_{x\to 0} f(x)\)?

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  • D. 1

Explanation

The bounds \(1-x^{2}\) and \(1+x^{2}\) both tend to 1 as x → 0. By the squeeze theorem, f(x) also tends to 1.

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Review the concept: Squeeze theorem

If \(g(x)\le f(x)\le h(x)\) near \(a\) and \(g\) and \(h\) both have limit \(L\) at \(a\), then \(f\) also has limit \(L\) at \(a\).

\[g\le f\le h,\ \lim_{x\to a}g=\lim_{x\to a}h=L\ \Rightarrow\ \lim_{x\to a}f=L\]

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