\begin{frame} \frametitle{Precise Definition of Limits: Example} \vspace{-.5ex} \begin{exampleblock}{} % Assume $\lim_{x\to a} f(x)$ and $\lim_{x\to a} g(x)$ exist.\\ Let \alert{$\lim_{x\to a} f(x) = L_f$} and \alert{$\lim_{x\to a} g(x) = L_g$}. Prove the sum law: \begin{talign} \alert{\lim_{x\to a} \;[f(x) + g(x)] = L_f + L_g} \end{talign} \pause \smallskip Let $\epsilon > 0$ be arbitrary\pause, we need to find $\delta$ such that \begin{talign} \text{if} \quad 0<|x-a| < \delta \quad\text{then}\quad |(f(x) + g(x)) - (L_f + L_g)| < \epsilon \end{talign} \pause Note that $(f(x) + g(x)) - (L_f + L_g) \;=\; (f(x) - L_f) + (g(x) - L_g)$. \pause\medskip We know that there exists $\delta_f$ such that: \begin{talign} \text{if} \quad 0<|x-a| < \delta_f \quad\text{then}\quad |f(x) - L_f| < \epsilon/2 \end{talign}\pause and there exists $\delta_g$ such that: \begin{talign} \text{if} \quad 0<|x-a| < \delta_g \quad\text{then}\quad |g(x) - L_g| < \epsilon/2 \end{talign} \pause We take $\delta = \pause \min (\delta_f,\delta_g)$. \pause \alert{If $0<|x-a| < \delta$ then\pause \begin{talign} |f(x) - L_f| < \epsilon/2 && \text{ and } && |g(x) - L_g| < \epsilon/2 \end{talign} \pause and hence $|(f(x) - L_f) + (g(x) - L_g)| < \epsilon$.} \end{exampleblock} \end{frame}