Final answer:
The limit from the left for a function is the value that the function approaches as the independent variable approaches a given point from the left side.
Step-by-step explanation:
The limit from the left, denoted as L, for a function is the value that the function approaches as the independent variable (x) approaches a given point from the left side. To find the limit from the left, you evaluate the function for values of x that are slightly less than the given point.
For example, if you are asked to find the limit from the left of the function f(x) = 1/x as x approaches 0, you plug in values like -0.1, -0.01, -0.001, etc., into the function and see what values f(x) approaches. In this case, as x approaches 0 from the left side, f(x) approaches negative infinity. Therefore, the answer would be c) -[infinity].