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Estimating the limit of a function

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Let y=f(x)=x^2+3
Find Limit of f(x) as x approaches 2
using both graph and table

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This shows how to estimate the limit of a function.

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From both Graph of y=x^2+3 and table, it is evident that as x gets closer and closer to 2 from the right of 2 and from the left of 2, f(x) gets close to 7. (See attached)

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