Name _______________________________________________ Date _______________________ AP Calculus Limits and Continuity 1. Which of the following is not true?

? (A) If f ( x) is continuous at x a , then lim f ( x) exists.

xa

(B) If f ( x) is continuous at x a , then it is defined at x a . (C) If f ( x) is defined at x a , then f ( x) is continuous at x a . (D) If lim f ( x) f (a ) , then f ( x) is continuous at x a .
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(E) If f ( x) is a polynomial, then it is continuous at x a .

2. The graph of a function f whose domain is the closed interval [1, 7] is shown at right. Which of the following statements about f ( x) is true? (A) lim f ( x) 1
x 3

(B) lim f ( x) 3
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(C) f ( x) is continuous at x 3 (D) f ( x) is continuous at x 5 (E) lim f ( x) f (6)

x 6

3. Suppose f ( x)

3x( x 1) , x 1, 2 ; f (1) 3 ; f (2) 4 . x 2 3x 2 Then f ( x) is continuous (A) except at x 1 (B) except at x 2 (C) except at x 1 or x 2 (D) except at x 0 , x 1 , or x 2 (E) everywhere

4. x f ( x)

0 1

1 k

2 2

The function f is continuous on the closed interval [0, 2] and has values that are given in the k table above. The equation f ( x) 1 2 must have at least two solutions in the interval [0, 2] if (A) 0 (B)

1 2

(C) 1

(D) 2

(E) 3

5. Which of the following functions is not continuous everywhere? 2 x 2 (B) y 2 (C) y x 8 (D) y x 3 (A) y x x 1

(E) y

4 ( x 1) 2

6. x f ( x) g ( x) h( x )

0 .3 0 .2 0 .1 0 0.1 0.2 .03 2.018 2.008 2.002 2 2.002 2.008 2.018 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1.971 1.987 1.997 undefined 1.997 1.987 1.971

The table above gives the values of three functions, f, g, and h near x 0. Based on the values given, for which of the functions does it appear that the limit as x approaches zero is 2? (A) f only (B) g only (C) h only (D) f and h only (E) f, g, and h