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Q1 for 10am class: Thursday Sept 3. Covers removeable discontinuities

Use algebraic techniques to find the limits:



x3 + 2x2 x 2
d) lim
x1
x2 + x 2

e) lim

1
x

1
a) lim
x1
x1

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2.2 Page 96 7, 9
2.3 Page 106 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27, 43

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b) lim 2
x1 x 1

1
1
x

x3 + 3x + 2
c) lim 3
x1 x + x2 x 1

x1 x3

x1
3x2 + 3x 1

1) Find all asymptotes (use charts):

a) f (x) = x2 ln x

b)

ln x
x2

2) For the functions f below,

i) Find all vertical asymptotes.
ii) Find a g(x) to which f (x) is asymptotic.
iii) Compute the limit to show f and g are asymptotic.
a) f (x) =
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x4
x2 3x + 2

b) f (x) =

x2 x 2
|2 x|
b) lim
a) lim
x1
x2
|1 + x|
4 x2
x2 + x
|x 2|
x2 2x
d) lim 2
e) lim
x1 |x + 1|
x2 x + 2x 8
x2 |2 x|

c) lim

x4 x2 1
x3 + 3x