1. Locate 'a' on the x-axis. 2. Follow the graph as x approaches 'a' from both sides. 3. Identify the y-value that the graph approaches. 4. That y-value is the limit.

1. Look at x-values approaching 'a' from both sides. 2. Observe the corresponding y-values. 3. If y-values approach the same number, that's the limit.

1. Try to factor and simplify the expression. 2. If simplification doesn't work, consider L'Hôpital's Rule. 3. Take the derivative of the numerator and denominator. 4. Evaluate the limit again.

1. Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the expression containing the radical. 2. Simplify the expression. 3. Evaluate the limit.

1. Divide both numerator and denominator by the highest power of x in the denominator. 2. Evaluate the limit as x approaches infinity. Terms like 1/x approach 0.

1. Find the limit from the left. 2. Find the limit from the right. 3. If the left-hand limit equals the right-hand limit, the limit exists and is equal to that value.

1. Find two functions, f(x) and h(x), such that f(x) <= g(x) <= h(x). 2. Find the limits of f(x) and h(x) as x approaches a. 3. If both limits are equal to L, then the limit of g(x) as x approaches a is also L.

1. Find $\lim_{x \to a} g(x) = L$. 2. Find $\lim_{x \to L} f(x)$. 3. If this limit exists, it is the limit of the composite function.

1. Determine which piece of the function applies as x approaches the target value. 2. Evaluate the limit using that piece of the function. 3. If the target value is the boundary, check both left and right limits.

1. First, try direct substitution. 2. If direct substitution results in an indeterminate form, then use algebraic manipulation techniques.

Direct Substitution: Plug in the value directly. | Algebraic Manipulation: Simplify the expression before plugging in the value (factoring, conjugates, etc.).

Graph: Visual representation of the function's behavior. | Table: Numerical representation of the function's values.

L'Hôpital's Rule: Used for indeterminate forms by taking derivatives. | Squeeze Theorem: Used to find limits by bounding a function between two others.

One-sided limits: Approach from either the left or the right. | Two-sided limits: Approach from both sides, and both must agree for the limit to exist.

Limit exists: The function approaches a value. | Continuous: The limit exists, the function is defined, and they are equal.

Removable: Can be 'fixed' by redefining the function at a single point. | Non-removable: Cannot be fixed (e.g., jump, asymptote).

Finite values: Focus on the function's behavior near a specific point. | Infinity: Focus on the function's end behavior as x grows without bound.

Limit Laws: Apply basic properties of limits (sum, product, etc.). | Algebraic Manipulation: Transform the expression to simplify it before applying limit laws.

0/0: Both numerator and denominator approach zero. | ∞/∞: Both numerator and denominator approach infinity.

Conjugates: Used for expressions with radicals. | Factoring: Used for polynomial expressions.

Look at the y-value the graph approaches as x approaches a certain value. The limit is what y is heading toward, not necessarily the value at that point.

Analyze the trend of y-values as x-values get closer to a specific point. Look for patterns and the value y is approaching.

Use limit laws to break down complex functions into simpler ones. Limits work well with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Consider composite functions.

Manipulate the function to eliminate indeterminate forms (like 0/0). Use conjugates, L'Hôpital's rule, or simplifying rational functions.

When you are given a graph. Scan the graph to see what y-value the function approaches as x approaches a certain value.

When you are given a table of x and y values. Look for patterns and see where the y-values are heading as the x-values approach a specific point.

When you see basic limit theorems (sums, differences, products, quotients) or composite functions. Break down the problem into simpler parts.

When you have complex functions that need simplification. Think conjugates, L'Hôpital's Rule, or simplifying rational functions.

If a function is bounded above and below by two other functions that have the same limit at a certain point, then the function in the middle must also have the same limit at that point.

L'Hopital's Rule can only be applied to indeterminate forms (0/0 or ∞/∞). Applying it to other forms will lead to incorrect results.