SOLUTION: Prove lim x^3 = 1 as x approaches 1 using precise definition of limits This is how far I got and my line of thought not sure if I am making any conceptual errors. Basically t

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Question 1163650: Prove lim x^3 = 1 as x approaches 1 using precise definition of limits
This is how far I got and my line of thought not sure if I am making any conceptual errors.
Basically the question wants me to show that whenever they give me a e>0 value, I can return a &>0 value whereby
0<|x-1|<& --> |x^3 - 1| I tried to express the right hand inequality in terms of |x-1| so that I can relate to the left hand inequality.
|(x-1)(x^2 + x + 1)| |(x-1)((x-1)^2 + 3(x-1) - 3)| If I were to modulus all the x-1, I will get this inequality
||x-1|(|x-1|^2 + 3|x-1| - 3)| >= |(x-1)((x-1)^2 + 3(x-1) - 3)|
And if I were to convert it further to & terms,
&(&^2 + 3& - 3) > ||x-1|(|x-1|^2 + 3|x-1| - 3)| < e
&(&^2 + 3& -3) < e
So from here I am not too sure how to go about it. Please advise
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20086) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

For any given ε > 0, we must find a δ > 0 such that |x³ - 1| < ε whenever |x - 1| < δ |x³ - 1| < ε iff |(x - 1)(x² + x + 1)| < ε iff To find the appropriate δ on the interval (0,2), we know that |x² + x + 1| < 1 (the value of this increasing function when x=0) So on the interval (0,2), |(x - 1)(x² + x + 1)| < ε iff Thus whenever δ < ε, then |x³ - 1| < ε thus [PROVED] Edwin