CALCULUS I/MATHEMATICS II/MAT183

CB SSS/2011

TUTORIAL 1: FUNCTIONS AND LIMITS

1. MAR04 [Ans: (a)2, discont at 4 x = ; (b)16]
a. Given
4 x
4 x 3
3 x
10
3 kx
x
) x ( g
2
>
s s
<

+ =
Find the value of k if g(x) is continuous at 3 x = . Hence, determine whether the function is continuous at 4 x =
.
b. Given 10 x x 8 ) x ( f
2 3
+ + = and 4 x 2 x ) x ( g
3
+ = , determine ) x ( g lim
) x ( g
) x ( f
lim
2 x x
+

2. OCT04 [Ans:(a)1; (b) 3 ; (c) i) discont at 0 x = ii)8]
a. Let
2 3
3
x 3 x
x 9 x
) x ( h

= , find ) x ( h lim ) x ( h lim

x 3 x
.
b. Find
7 x
2 x 3
lim
2
x

+

.
c. Let
2 x
2 x 0
0 x
c x 2
x
1
2
x
) x ( f
2
>
< s
<

+
+
=
i. Determine whether f(x) is continuous at 0 x = .
ii. Find the value of c such that f(x) is continuous at 2 x = .

3. MAR05[(a)8; (b) i)9 ii) 1]
a. Suppose that f(x) and g(x) are defined for all x and that 2 ) x ( f lim
0 x
=

and 2 ) x ( g lim
0 x
=

. Find the limit of the

following
| | | |
| | ) x ( f 6
) x ( g cos . ) x ( f
lim
5
0 x

b. Evaluate the following:
i.
( )( )
2
3
x
x 3 x 1
x 9 2
lim
+ +
+


ii.
( ) 2 x
x 8 2
lim
2
2 x

4. NOV05[(a) i)2/7 ii) 3 2 / 1

(b)-1.55;1.37]
a. i. Let
12 x x
8 x 2
) x ( h
2
+
+
= , find ) x ( h lim ) x ( h lim
4 x x
.
ii.
x
3 3 x
lim
0 x
+

b. Given that
3 / x
3 / x
3 / x
b x sin
2
1
a x
) x ( g
t >
t =
t <

+
=
is continuous at
3
x
t
= , find a and b.
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5. APR06[(a)10/3;-5/3; (b)i)1 ii)8/3]
a. Let
1 x
1 x
1 x
n mx 2
5
n mx
) x ( f
>
=
<

=
Find the values of m and n so that f is continuous at 1 x = .
b. Evaluate the following:
i.
( ) 2 x
1 3 x 2
lim
2 x

ii.
3
2
2
x
x x 2
1 x 4
1 x 3
x
lim
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
+
|
.
|

\
|
+


6. OCT06[(a)3/2; (b) i)14 ii)1/4]
a. Find the value for the cosntant k if
0 x
0 x
k
x 2
x 3 sin
) x ( f
=
=

=

is continuous at 0 x = .


b. Evaluate the following:
i.
7 x
49 x
lim
2
7 x

ii.
x
2 4 x
lim
0 x
+

7. APR07[(a) i)3/2 ii)cont; (b) i)4 ii) 4 / 3 ]
a. Given that
2
1
x
2
1
x
x 4
m x 2
) x ( f
2
>
<

+
=
i. Find the value of m if f(x) is continuous at
2
1
x = .
ii. Determine whether the function is continuous at
4
1
x =


b. Evaluate the following:
i. Let
x x
2 x x
) x ( g
2
2

+
= , find ) x ( g lim ) x ( g lim
x 1 x +
+ .
ii. Find
5 x 4
x x 3
lim
2
x

8. OCT07[(a) i)3 ii) discont; (b) i)21 ii)2]
a. Given that
10 x 6
6 x 1
1 x 5
3 x
m
x 3
) x ( k
2
s <
s <
s <

=
i. Find the value of m if k(x) is continuous at 1 x = .
ii. Using the m value obtained in b(i), determine whether the function is continuous at 6 x =


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b. Evaluate the following:
i. Let
1 x 2 x
x 2 17
) x ( h
2
+
+
= , find ) x ( h lim ) x ( h lim
x 2 x
+ .
ii. Find
1 x
x
1
1
lim
1 x

9. APR08[(a)m=5,n=5 ; (b) i)2 ii) iii)10/3]
a. Find the values of m and n if h(x) is continuous at 0 x =

0 x
0 x
0 x
5 x
n
x
mx sin
) x ( h
>
=
<

+
=


b. Evaluate the following:
i.
5 x 4
x 3 x
lim
2
5 x
+

ii.
x 5 x 2 x 4
3 x 3 x
lim
2 3
2 4
x
+
+


iii.
3 e 3
6 e 2 e 4
lim
x
x x 2
0 x

10. OCT08[(a)8; (b) i)9 ii)4; (c)a=5,b=1 ii)discont]
a. Suppose that f(x) and g(x) are defined for all x and that 2 ) x ( f lim
0 x
=

and 0 ) x ( g lim
0 x
=

, find the limit of the

following:
| | | |
| | ) x ( f 6
) x ( g cos . ) x ( f
lim
5
0 x

b. Evalute the following:
i.
( )( )
2
3
x
x 3 x 1
x 9 2
lim
+ +
+


ii.
( ) 2 x
x 8 2
lim
2
2 x

c. The function f(x) is defined as follows:

4 x
4 x 1
1 x
4 x
4 x 5 x
b x 3
1 ax
) x ( f
2
>
s <
s

+
+

=

Given that 4 ) x ( f lim
1 x
=

i. Find the value of a and b.
ii. Determine whether f(x) is continuous at 4 x =

11. OCT09[(a) i)5 ii)3/2 iii)-4 ;(b)discont]

a. Evalute the following:
i.
3 x
x 27
lim
3
8 x

ii.
8 x 6
5 x 3
lim
12 x x
6 x 2
lim
x
2
2 x

+
+
+



iii.
) 3 x ( 5
2 x 5 4
lim
2
x
+

b. Determine whether the function of f(x) is continuous at 2 x =
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2 x
2 x
6
4
x
2 x
4 x
) x ( f
2
>
<

+
+

=


12. APR10[(a) i)1/2 ii)27/16 iii)16 (b)i)k=-7 ii)discont iii)

]

a. Evalute the following limits:
i.
( ) x 2 cos 4 1 x 2
x 5 sin
lim
0 x
+

ii.
( )
( )
2
3
3
2
x
3 x 4
x 4 x 3
lim

+


iii.
4 14 x
4 x 2
lim
2 x
+

b. Given that
2 x
2 x 2
2 x
x
x 5 16
4 kx
2 x
16 x
) x ( f
3
2
4
>
< s
<

=

i. Find the value of k such that ) x ( f lim
2 x
exists.
ii. Using the value of k in i), determine whether the function is continous at 2 x =
iii. Find ) x ( f lim
x



13. OCT10[(a) i)17/2 ii)5/2 iii)DNE (b)i)a=7,b=-6=-7 ii)9/2]

a. Evalute the following limits:
i. 1 x 2
9 x
x 9 x 3
lim
2
2
3 x
+ +

ii.
4 x 2
x 5
lim
2 x
+
+

iii. ) x ( f lim
2 x
where
2 x
2 x
1 x
1 x 3
) x ( f
2
>
<

=

b. Let
2 x
2 x 1
1 x
x
b ax
x
) x ( g
3
2
>
< s
s

+ =
i. Find contants a and b that will make ) x ( g continuous for all x.
ii. Hence, find ) x ( f lim
2
3
x