We want to look at the example

x2+

lim ln(x 2).

From the graph, we know that

x2+

lim ln(x 2) = .

What if we didnt know the graph, or what if it were a more complicated function? How would we deal with this? Lets think about it like this: To make this limit easier to deal with, well introduce a new variable: t = x 2. We want to rewrite our limit so that it doesnt have any xs in it and just has ts. Since t = x 2, as x 2+ , t 0+ . If that isnt clear, think about what happens to t as you plug in x-values that are bigger than 2, but not equal to 2. Now, well rewrite our limit like this:
t0+

lim ln(t) =