Thread: [SOLVED] Prove this limit...

Prove using limit definition:
lim 1/x = 1/c, c is not equal 0
x→ c

Originally Posted by thaliaj_df

Prove using limit definition:
lim 1/x = 1/c, c is not equal 0
x→ c

you need to show that for every , there is some , such that implies

Now,

Now, can you finish up?

Thanks a lot...

I wanted to ask a question though, is it correct to rearrange values of the x and c, it being in absolute brackets.... does it make a difference... Please answer

Originally Posted by thaliaj_df

Prove using limit definition:
lim 1/x = 1/c, c is not equal 0
x→ c

Also asked and replied to here: http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-he...efinition.html

Originally Posted by thaliaj_df

I wanted to ask a question though, is it correct to rearrange values of the x and c, it being in absolute brackets.... does it make a difference... Please answer

|x - c| = |c - x| by definition of | |.