Right/left hand limit as x approaches to 0

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Homework Statement


Piecewise function h(x) defined as x if x < 0, x squared if 0 < x ≤ 2, and 8 minus x if x > 2, followed by six limit expressions to evaluate: lim as x→0+, x→0, x→1, x→2−, x→2+, and x→2 of h(x).



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I trying to figure out if how will you know if which of the following h(x) will be the right/left hand limit as x approaches to 0, as x approaches to 1, as x approaches to 2? I'm confused... please help

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I really don't have any idea
 


To the left of 0, f(x) is identical to x. Do you know how to do [itex]lim_{x\rightarrow 0} x[/itex]? If so, that is exactly [itex]lim_{x\rightarrow 0^-} f(x)[/itex].

Just to the right of 0, f(x) is identical to x2 and so the "limit from the right", [itex]\lim_{x\rightarrow 0^+} f(x)[/itex] is the same as [itex]\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} x^2[/itex].