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Example 2:

Find

limt→4 (t2 + 3t - 5).

Step 1

Let t be infinitely close to but not equal to 4.

Step 2

We take the standard part.

st(t2 + 3t - 5) = 42 + 3·4 - 5 = 23,

so the limit is 23.

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