My Favorite Test Question of All Time

Sam Shah:

In Calculus, we just finished our limits unit. I gave a test. It had a great question on it, inspired by Bowman and his limit activity.

Without further ado, it reads:

Then I ask part (b)...

Which reads: "Scratch off the missing data. With the new information, now answer the question: What do you think the limit as x approaches 2 of the function is (and say "d.n.e." if it does not exist)? Explain why (talk about what a limit is!).

So then they get this...

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 28, 2011 3:32 AM
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