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Question Number 122192 by physicstutes last updated on 14/Nov/20

Prove using the squeeze law of functions that    lim_(x→a)  (√x) = (√a) .   Recall that the squeeze theorem states that if   f(x) ≤ g(x) ≤ h(x)    and lim_(x−a)  f(x) = lim_(x→a)  h(x) = L  then , lim_(x→a)  g(x) = L.

$$\mathrm{Prove}\:\mathrm{using}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{squeeze}\:\mathrm{law}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{functions}\:\mathrm{that}\: \\ $$$$\:\underset{{x}\rightarrow{a}} {\mathrm{lim}}\:\sqrt{{x}}\:=\:\sqrt{{a}}\:. \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{Recall}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{squeeze}\:\mathrm{theorem}\:\mathrm{states}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{if} \\ $$$$\:{f}\left({x}\right)\:\leqslant\:\mathrm{g}\left({x}\right)\:\leqslant\:{h}\left({x}\right)\: \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{and}\:\underset{{x}−{a}} {\mathrm{lim}}\:{f}\left({x}\right)\:=\:\underset{{x}\rightarrow{a}} {\mathrm{lim}}\:{h}\left({x}\right)\:=\:{L} \\ $$$$\mathrm{then}\:,\:\underset{{x}\rightarrow{a}} {\mathrm{lim}}\:\mathrm{g}\left({x}\right)\:=\:{L}. \\ $$

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