How would I explain what scenarios the squeeze theorem should be used in?

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The squeeze theorem is applicable when direct substitution and simplification fail to determine a limit. A specific example is the limit as x approaches 0 of x²sin(π/x), where traditional limit laws do not apply. By recognizing that -1 ≤ sin(π/x) ≤ 1, one can establish that -x² ≤ x²sin(π/x) ≤ x². According to the squeeze theorem, if the bounding functions converge to the same limit at a point, the limit of the bounded function also converges to that value.

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This is what I want to say:

The squeeze theorem may be used when direct substitution and factoring (or simplification of any sort) doesn't help in finding a limit.

An example would be lim x->0 of x2sin(pi/x). Limit laws wouldn't work and we can't simplify the expression. What we can do is recognize -1<= sin(pi/x)<= 1, so -(x2) <= x2sin(pi/x) <= x2. According to the squeeze theorem, if the function in question is bounded by two other function at x near a, and the lmits of these bounding functions equal each other at some a, then the limit of the bounded function also takes that value at a.
 
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