So Close, Yet So Far

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Objective

SWBAT evaluate one- and two-sided limits graphically and tabularly.

If we get infinitely close to a wall, will we ever reach the wall? Questions involving infinity help students grasp the concept of a limit.

Lesson Author

Jason Slowbe

Temecula, CA

Grade Level

Twelfth grade

Subjects

Math

Limits at Infinity

Precalculus and Calculus

limits of functions

Standards

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Use appropriate tools strategically.

Look for and make use of structure.

30 minutes

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