1st Homework Problem

§1.6 Inverse Functions and Logarithms

64. Find the exact value of each expression.

(a) tan sec

   (b)

sin  sin

 



65. Prove that cos sin         

 .

68. Simplify the expression cos tan     .

73. (a) If we shift a curve to the left, what happens to its reflection about the line

  ? In view of this geometric principle, find an expression for the inverse of

         , where  is a one-to-one function.

(b) Find an expression for the inverse of        , where  ≠ .

§2.4 Limits and Derivatives

30.  


Prove the statement using the definition of limit.

lim      
→

37. Prove that lim

→
    if   . ( Hint : Use  
  
 



  
  

)

39. If the function  is defined by

  


i f  is rational
i f  is irrational

prove that lim    does not exist.

→

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43. Prove that lim ln    ∞.

→

44. (b) Suppose that lim   ∞ and lim    , where  is a real number.
→ →
Prove that lim    ∞ if 
→

§2.5 Continuity

26. Explain, using Theorems 4, 5, 7, and 9, why the function is continuous at every

number in its domain. State the domain.

   sin    

46. Suppose  is continuous on   and the only solutions of the equation

     are    and    . If      , explain why      .

51.   
(a) Prove that the equation has at least one real root.

(b) Use your calculator to find an interval of length    that contains a root.

55. Prove that  is continuous at  if and only if

lim     

→

60. For what values of  is  continuous?

  

i f  is rational
i f  is irrational

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62. If  and  are positive numbers, prove that the equation

 
 
 
    

 

has at least one solution in the interval   .

64. (a) Show that the absolute value function      is continuous everywhere.

(b) Prove that if  is a continuous function on an interval, then so is    .

(c) Is the converse of the statement in part (b) also true ? In other words, if   is

continuous, does it follow that  is continuous? If so, prove it. If not, find a

counterexample.

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