MA200 Further Mathematical Methods (Calculus) 2002/03 Exercises for Classes in Week 3

Note: this and all other handouts are also available from: http://www.maths.lse.ac.uk/Courses/MA200/index.html You should not use LH opitals Rule for the questions on this sheet. Again, only the starred exercises and parts of exercises are to be handed in for marking. 1. For x > 0, let f (x) = x ln(1 + 1/x). Evaluate f (x) for some large values of x, and speculate on the value of lim f (x).
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2. Give examples of functions f (x) and g (x) such that: (a) f (x) , g (x) 0, and f (x)g (x) , as x ; (b) f (x) , g (x) 0, and f (x)g (x) 0, as x ; (c*) f (x) , g (x) 0, and f (x)g (x) 37, as x ; (d*) f (x) , g (x) 0, and f (x)g (x) does not tend to any limit, or to , as x . There is no need to justify your answers here. 3*. Evaluate the following limits, or explain why they do not exist. (a) lim
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x2 + x + 1 x2 + x3 + x1/3 (x + sin x 2)1/2 x + sin x 2

(b) lim (c) lim

x2 x 2 x2 x3 2x 4 x2 x 1 (d) lim 3 . x2 x 2x 4 4*. (a) What can you say about the behaviour of h(z ) = Does lim h(z ) exist?
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sin z/z as z tends to innity?

(b) Repeat for g (z ) = z (sin z + 1). 5. (a) Using only the denition, nd the derivative of f (x) = 1/x for x = 0. (b*) Using only the denition of the derivative, properties of logarithms, and the fact 1 that lim ln(1 + z ) = 1 (compare with Q.1), nd the derivative of g (x) = ln x at z 0 z x = 2.