Exercises 01 [Solving inequalities]

1. Find the domain of the function x

x
x
x f +

=
3 2
) (

2. Find the domain of the function )
5
5
ln( ) (
x
x
x f
+

=

3. Find the zeroes of the function f(x) =
2 3
12 4 x x and the intervals where it is positive,
and where it is negative.

4. Find the interval where the graph of f(x) = 1 ) 3 ( 4
2
+ + x is found above the
line y = 1

5. Find the interval where the function y =
2 3
3x x is less than or equal to y = x.



Completing the square for c bx ax + +
2


[ ] [ ]
[ ] [ ]
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
c x a
a c x x a
aM c M x x a
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
) (
) (
) (
+ + =
+ + + =
+ + + =
, M = [ ]
2
2a
b
is called Magic Number

a
b ac
a
b
x a
4
4
2
2
2
) (

+ + =


Exercises 02 Complete the squares for the following quadratic expressions.

(1) x x 8 4
2
+ (2) 4 6
2
+ + x x
(3) 3 4x x
2
(4) 3x
2
5x 9

(5) 6x 5x
2




Exercise 03 [Graphs of y = c f(ax+b) + d, where y = f(x) is a basic function ]

Sketch the following graphs:
(1) 1
9 3
2
+
+

=
x
y (2) 1 ) 3 ln( + = x y (3) 5
4
=
+ x
e y

(4) 5 4 3 = x y (5) 5 3 2 4 + = x y


Exercise 04 [Composition of functions ) )( ( ) )( ( x f g and x g f o o ]


1
2
) (
2

=
x
x x
x f and
2
9 ) ( x x g =

Exercise 05

Find VA, HA, OA (if any) by using computations of limits. Sketch the graph relative to
the asymptotes:

(1)
1 3
6
) (
3
+

=
x
x x
x f (2)
1
2 2 3
) (
2
+
+
=
x
x x
x f

(3)
1
9 4
) (
3 / 1
3 / 1

=
x
x
x f (4)
1
2
) (
2

=
x
x x
x f

Exercise 06

Evaluate the following limits:

(1)
2
2
) 4 / 1 (
16 8 1
4
lim
x x
x x
x
+

(2)
x
x x
x
4 1
1 8 16
lim
2

+
+
(3) x
x
x
x
4
16
4
lim
2
4
+

Exercise 07

Analyze the continuity of:

(1) f(x) =

>
+
<
+
+
2 , 2
2 0 , 1 1
0 ,
2
2
2
2
x if x
x if x
x if
x
x x
(2) f(x) =

>

+
+
1 ,
3
9 6
1 , 6
2
2
x if
x x
x x
x if x
















Notes: Special limits involving trigonometric functions:

See Figure on the board:


1
) sin(
lim
]] 1
) sin(
lim [sin 1
) sin(
lim
] 1 ) cos( lim , 1 1 lim [
) cos(
1
lim
) sin(
lim 1 lim
] 0 lim [
) cos(
1
) sin(
1
)] sin( [ ) tan( ) sin(
0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0
=
=
= = < <
< <
< <

between squeezed is ce
and
as its compute
by divide




0
1 1
0
1
) cos( 1
) ( sin ) ( sin
lim
) cos( 1
1 ) ( sin
lim
) cos( 1
1 ) ( cos 1
lim
)) cos( 1 (
)) cos( 1 ( )) cos( 1 (
lim
) cos( 1
lim
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
=
+
=
+
=
+
=
+

=
+
+
=

Exercise 08

Find the following limits:
(1)
) 3 sin(
tan
lim
0
x
x
x
(2)
) 2 sin(
tan
lim
2
0
x x
x
x
(3) ) 3 sin(
5
cos 2 2
lim
2
0
x
x
x
x