limits_examples.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Limits Example

Demonstrates limits.
"""

from sympy import exp,log,Symbol,Rational,sin,limit, sqrt,oo

def sqrt3(x):
    return x**Rational(1, 3)

def show(computed, correct):
    print "computed:", computed, "correct:", correct

def main():
    x = Symbol("x")
    a = Symbol("a")
    h = Symbol("h")

    show( limit(sqrt(x**2 - 5*x + 6) - x, x, oo) , -Rational(5)/2 )

    show( limit(x*(sqrt(x**2 + 1) - x), x, oo) , Rational(1)/2 )

    show( limit(x - sqrt3(x**3 - 1), x, oo) , Rational(0) )

    show( limit(log(1 + exp(x))/x, x, -oo) , Rational(0) )

    show( limit(log(1 + exp(x))/x, x, oo) , Rational(1) )

    show( limit(sin(3*x)/x, x, 0) , Rational(3) )

    show( limit(sin(5*x)/sin(2*x), x, 0) , Rational(5)/2 )

    show( limit(((x - 1)/(x + 1))**x, x, oo) , exp(-2))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()