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The Limit Process (An Intuitive Introduction) : Calculus Is A Limit in One Sense or Another. For Example

Limits are essential to calculus, as every concept in calculus involves a limit. The slope of a curve is the limit of slopes of secant lines, the length of a curve is the limit of lengths of inscribed polygonal paths, and the area under a curve is the limit of the sum of areas of approximating rectangles. Without limits, calculus would not exist.

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The Limit Process (An Intuitive Introduction) : Calculus Is A Limit in One Sense or Another. For Example

Limits are essential to calculus, as every concept in calculus involves a limit. The slope of a curve is the limit of slopes of secant lines, the length of a curve is the limit of lengths of inscribed polygonal paths, and the area under a curve is the limit of the sum of areas of approximating rectangles. Without limits, calculus would not exist.

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THE LIMIT PROCESS (AN INTUITIVE INTRODUCTION)

We could begin by saying that limits are important in calculus, but that would be a major understatement. Without limits, calculus would not exist. Every single notion of calculus is a limit in one sense or another. For example, What is the slope of a curve? It is the limit of slopes of secant lines. (Figure 2.1.1.) What is the length of a curve? It is the limit of the lengths of polygonal paths inscribed in the curve. (Figure 2.1.2) What is the area of a region bounded by a curve? It is the limit of the sum of areas of approximating rectangles. (Figure 2.1.3)

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