The squeeze theorem, also known as the sandwich theorem or, informally, the two policemen and a drunk theorem, is a result in calculus concerning the limit of a function that is bounded between two other functions with a known, shared limit at a point. It was used geometrically by Archimedes and Eudoxus in their efforts to compute pi, and was later formulated in its modern terms by Carl Friedrich Gauss. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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In calculus, the squeeze theorem (also known as the sandwich theorem, the two policeman and a drunk theorem among other names) is a theorem regarding the limit of a function that is bounded between two other functions.
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In calculus, the squeeze theorem (also known as the sandwich theorem, the two policeman and a drunk theorem among other names) is
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It was first used geometrically by the mathematicians Archimedes and Eudoxus in an effort to compute π, and was formulated in modern terms by Carl Friedrich Gauss.
Proved By: Archimedes, Lead
It was first used geometrically by the mathematicians Archimedes and Eudoxus in an effort to compute π, and was formulated in modern terms by Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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