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I have a practice problem in the calculus subject, I’m having trouble solving it properly

I have a practice problem in the calculus subject, I’m having trouble solving it properly-example-1
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The limit of a function is the value that a function approaches as that function's inputs get closer and closer to some number.

The question asks us to estimate from the table:


\lim _(x\to-2)g(x)

To find the limit of g(x) as x tends to -2, we need to check the trend of the function as we head towards -2 from both negative and positive infinity.

From negative infinity, the closest value we can get to before -2 is -2.001 according to the values given in the table. The value of g(x) from the table is:


\lim _(x\to-2^+)g(x)=8.02

From positive infinity, the closest value we can get to before -2 is -1.999 according to the values given in the table. The value of g(x) from the table is:


\lim _(x\to-2^-)g(x)=8.03

From the options, the closest estimate for the limit is 8.03.

The correct option is the SECOND OPTION.

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