AT.A.2.e
Use limits to describe the behavior of a function near its asymptotes and removable discontinuities.
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Khan Academy ResourcesLimits introLimits and continuity: FAQUsing tables to approximate limit valuesStrategy in finding limitsEstimating limit values from graphsLimits using conjugatesInfinite limits: algebraicNext steps after indeterminate form (finding limits)Limits at infinity of quotients with square rootsLimits of trigonometric functionsLimits of combined functions: sums and differencesContinuity at a point (algebraic)Limits by direct substitutionStrategy in finding limitsLimits by factoringInfinite limits: graphicalLimits of combined functions: products and quotientsOne-sided limits from graphsConclusions from direct substitution (finding limits)Direct substitution with limits that don't existEstimating limit values from graphsLimits of composite functionsContinuity at a point (graphical)Limits introLimits using trig identitiesLimits of piecewise functionsLimits at infinity: graphicalConnecting limits and graphical behaviorOne-sided limits from tablesLimits at infinity of quotientsLimits by factoringLimits of piecewise functions: absolute valueLimits at infinity of quotients (Part 1)Limits at infinity of quotients (Part 2)Limits at infinity of quotients with square roots (odd power)Limits introIntroduction to infinite limitsOne-sided limits from graphsLimits at infinity of quotients with square roots (even power)Worked example: Continuity at a point (graphical)Functions continuous at specific x-valuesInfinite limits and asymptotesLimits of trigonometric functionsStrategy in finding limitsConnecting limits and graphical behaviorAnalyzing unbounded limits: rational functionIntroduction to limits at infinityFunctions with same limit at infinityWorked example: point where a function isn't continuousTrig limit using double angle identityLimit of sin(x)/x as x approaches 0One-sided limits from tablesLimits by rationalizingLimits of composite functions: external limit doesn't existAnalyzing unbounded limits: mixed functionLimit of (1-cos(x))/x as x approaches 0Limits of composite functions: internal limit doesn't existTheorem for limits of composite functions: when conditions aren't metApproximating limits using tablesTrig limit using Pythagorean identityLimits of combined functions: piecewise functionsEstimating limits from tablesEstimating limit values from graphsContinuity at a pointLimits of piecewise functionsLimits by direct substitutionOne-sided limits from graphs: asymptoteUndefined limits by direct substitutionTheorem for limits of composite functionsTypes of discontinuitiesUnbounded limitsContinuity over an intervalLimits of combined functions

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