Squeeze Theorem
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The Squeeze Theorem (also called the Sandwich Theorem or the Squeeze Play Theorem) is a relatively simple theorem that deals with calculus, specifically limits.
Theorem
Suppose f(x) is between g(x) and h(x) for all x in the neighborhood of S. If g and h approach some common limit L as x approaches S, then .
Proof
If is between
and
for all
in the neighborhood of
, then either
or
for all
in the neighborhood of
. Since the second case is basically the first case, we just need to prove the first case.
For all , we must prove that there is some
for which
.
Now since, , there must exist
such that,
and,
Now let . If
, then
So . Now by the definition of a limit, we get
.