\begin{frame} \frametitle{Properties of Limits} \begin{block}{The Squeeze Theorem} If $f(x) \le g(x) \le h(x)$ when $x$ is near $a$ (except possibly $a$) and \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to a} f(x) = L = \lim_{x\to a} h(x) \end{talign} then \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to a} g(x) = L \end{talign} \end{block} \begin{center} \scalebox{.7}{ \begin{tikzpicture}[default] \diagram{-.5}{6}{-.5}{3}{1} \diagramannotatez \draw[cred,ultra thick] (-.5,1) to[out=-45,in=185,looseness=2] (4,2) to[out=0,in=135,looseness=1] node [at end,below] {$f(x)$} (6,.5); \draw[cblue,ultra thick] (-.5,2.5) to[out=25,in=160,looseness=1] (4,2) to[out=10,in=180,looseness=1] node [at end,above] {$h(x)$} (6,3); \draw[cgreen,ultra thick] (0.5,3.2) to[out=-45,in=175,looseness=1] (4,2) to[out=0,in=180,looseness=1] node [at end,below] {$g(x)$} (6,2.5); \draw[dashed] (4,0) -- node[at start,below] {$a$} (4,2) -- node[at end,left] {$L$} (0,2); \end{tikzpicture} } \end{center} \pause\vspace{-2ex} Here $f$ is below $g$, and $h$ is above $g$ (close to $a$). If $f$ and $h$ have the same limit, then the squeezed function $g$ also has. \vspace{10cm} \end{frame}