Finding Delta Using Mathematica
Finding Delta Using Mathematica
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Course_(563)_CBCS B.SC(H) Mathematics
Practical - 1
Let f(x) be any function and L be any real number. For given a and ε > 0 find a
delta > 0 such that for all x satisfying 0 < | x- a| < delta, the inequality 0< |f(x)-
l| < ε holds.
For example:
(i) f(x) = x + 1, L = 5 , �a = 4, ε = 0.01.
(ii) f(x) =√ (x + 1) , L = 1 , � a = 0 , ε = 0.1.
(iii) f(x) = x² , L = 4 , � a = -2 , ε = 0.5.
(iv) f(x) = 1/x. , L = -1 , � a = -1 , ε = 0.1.
Qus 1
In[1]:= f[x_] := (x + 1);
a = 4;
L = 5;
ε = 0.01;
delta = 0.2;
For [x = a + delta , (x > a) && (Abs [f[x] - L] > ε), x = x - 0.001 , delta = delta - 0.001 ;
Print ["x= ", x, " |f[x]- L|= ", N[Abs [f[x] - L]], " delta = ", delta ]]
Print ["Required value of delta = ", delta ];
Qus 2
In[8]:= f[x_] := √ (x + 1);
a = 0;
L = 1;
ε = 0.1;
delta = 0.25;
For [x = a + delta , (x > a) && (Abs [f[x] - L] > ε), x = x - 0.001 , delta = delta - 0.001 ;
Print ["x= ", x, " |f[x]- L|= ", N[Abs [f[x] - L]], " delta = ", delta ]]
Print ["Required value of delta = ", delta ];
Qus3
In[15]:= f[x_] := x ^ 2;
a = - 2;
L = 4;
ε = 0.5;
delta = 0.2;
For [x = a + delta , (x > a) && (Abs [f[x] - L] > ε), x = x - 0.001 , delta = delta - 0.001 ;
Print ["x= ", x, " |f[x]- L|= ", N[Abs [f[x] - L]], " delta = ", delta ]]
Print ["Required value of delta = ", delta ];
Qus 4
In[1]:= f[x_] := 1 / x;
a = - 1;
L = - 1;
ε = 0.1;
delta = 0.2;
For [x = a + delta , (x > a) && (Abs [f[x] - L] > ε), x = x - 0.001 , delta = delta - 0.001 ;
Print ["x= ", x, " |f[x]- L|= ", N[Abs [f[x] - L]], " delta = ", delta ]]
Print ["Required value of delta = ", delta ];