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In this example we illustrate an intuitive idea of a limit, leaving the precise definition until example 6. Consider the function:
The domain of definition excludes the point x = 1 because the expression (x = 1)/(√x = 1) gives the meaningless answer 0/0 when x = 1.
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Knight, B., Adams, R. (1975). Limits and Continuity. In: Calculus I. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6594-9_2
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