Tutorial 7 Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 : LIMITS & CONTINUITY

TUTORIAL 7
1.Evaluate the following limits using the factorization or conjugate multiplication method
a)
1
5 6
lim
2
1

+

x
x x
x
b)
4
8
lim
2
3
2

x
x
x

2. Evaluate the following limit
a)

x
x
x
2 2
lim
0
+

b)

|
.
|

\
|
+

1 2
1 1
lim
0
x x x
x

c)

3
3
lim
3

x
x
x

d)

5 4 3
7
lim
7
+

x
x
x



3.Evaluate the following limits
a)
8 3
9
lim
2
3
+

x
x
x
b)
2 4
4
7 3 2
5 4 3
lim
x x
x x
x
+
+

4.Evaluate the following limit
a)

( ) x x
x
+

1 lim
2
b)

4 3
5
lim
3
+
+

x
x x
x
c)

4
9
lim
2
4
+
+

x
x x
x
d)

5 6
3 4
lim
2
+

x
x
x

5. Evaluate each of the following limits (if it exist)
a)
2
1
1
3
lim
x
x
x

+

b)
2
2
4
lim
x
x
x

+

c)
|
.
|

\
|

+
+

1
2
3 lim
1
x
x

6. For each of the following functions, find ( ) x f
a x
+

lim , ( ) x f
a x
_
lim

and ( ) x f
a x
lim

(if it exist)
a)
1
1
lim
1

x
x
b)
5
6
lim
5
+

x
x
c)
3 7 2
3
lim
2
3
+

x x
x
x

7. For each of the functions below, find the axes intercepts, horizontal asymptotes, and
vertical asymptotes (if any).
Tutorial 7 Chapter 7
Hence sketch its graph
a)
2
1
) (

+
=
x
x
x f b)
1
1
) (
+
=
x
x f

8. For each of the functions below, find the axes intercepts, horizontal asymptotes, and
vertical asymptotes (if any). Hence sketch its graph
a)
2
3
) (
2

=
x x
x
x f b)
2
2
1
) (
x
x
x f

= c)
( )
( )( ) 3 1
2
) (


=
x x
x x
x f
9. Given the function
( )
1 , 12 2
1 5 , 2
5 , 7
2
2
> +
s < + =
s +
x x
x B x x f
x Ax

a) If f(x) is continuous for all values of x, find the value of A and B
b) Sketch the graph of h

10. Given f(x) =
4 , 7
4 2 , 2
2 0 ,
2
>
< < +
< <
x Ax
x x
x x

a) Determine whether ( ) x f
x 2
lim

exist?
b) Determine the value of A where the function continuous at x = 4.

11. A function f is defined as follows
( )
5 , 8
5 3 , 1 2
3 , 4
2
>
< < =
s
x x
x x x f
x kx

a) Determine the value of k where the function continuous at x = 3.
b) Determine whether f is continuous at x = 5
c) Sketch the graph