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Limit Laws


The limit laws give the limit of an algebraic combination of functions in terms of their individual limits. Let f(x)->L and g(x)->M as x->a on a common domain, where a is an accumulation point of that domain and L and M are finite. Then the sum, difference, product, and constant multiple satisfy

lim_(x->a)(f(x)+g(x))=L+M
(1)
lim_(x->a)(f(x)-g(x))=L-M
(2)
lim_(x->a)f(x)g(x)=LM
(3)
lim_(x->a)kf(x)=kL,
(4)

where k is a constant. If M!=0, then g(x)!=0 for x sufficiently close to a on the punctured domain, and

 lim_(x->a)(f(x))/(g(x))=L/M.
(5)

The quotient rule with a finite nonzero denominator limit does not cover an indeterminate form such as 0/0 (Hunter 2014, p. 120).


See also

Continuous Function, Indeterminate Form, Limit

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References

Hunter, J. K. An Introduction to Real Analysis. Davis, CA: University of California, 2014. https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~hunter/intro_analysis_pdf/intro_analysis.pdf.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Limit Laws." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/LimitLaws.html

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