Problem Set #1

DIFFCAL
I.

II.

Functions: Determine the Domain, Range and Sketch the following

4
y x2
f ( x) x 3
g ( x) sin x 6
h( x ) ln x 5
3
1.
2.
3.
4.
2
2
x
y

1
2
y x 3 4
x 1 2 y 5 2 9
y x
36 49
5.
6.
7.
8.
Limits: Determine the limits
lim f x 9
lim g x 2
x 8

x 8

A. Given:
lim 2 f x 12 g x

x 8

lim 3h x 6

x 8

1.

lim h x 4

x 8

2.

lim g x h x f x
x 8

lim f x g x h x
x 8

3.

4.
lim f x 1

x 4

lim g x 10

x 4

lim h x 7

x 4

B. Given:

f x h x
lim

g x f x

lim f x g x h x

x 4

1.

x 4

2.

1
3 f x
lim

h x g x h x

x 4

3.

1
lim 2h x
h x 7 f x

x 4

4.

lim f x 6

lim g x 4

C. Given:
3
lim f x h x

lim

g x h x

lim

f x
h x g x

x 0

x 0

x 0

1.

x 0

2.
lim 3 11 g x

x 0

x 0

3.

4.

lim h x 1
x 0

D. Sketch of f(x)
lim f x
x a

Determine the
2. a = -1
3. a = 2

1. a = -3

4. a = 4

E. Sketch of g(x)
lim g x
x a

1. a = -8

Determine the
3. a = 6

2. a = -2

4. a = 10

F. Evaluate the limit

8 x3
x 2 x 2 4

1.

2.

lim 3x 2 7 x 16
x 6

2 t2 3
t 1
t 1
lim

lim

4.

lim f x

G. Evaluate the limit at infinity (

1.

8 4x
9 x 2 5x
2

2.

x7
x 5 x 3 x 10
lim

6.

lim f x

&

f x

3.

w 2 8w
w 3 4 7 w

f x

t 2

lim
5.

lim 14 6t t 3

) and determine its horizontal asymptote.

3x 4 x 1
5 10 x 2
7

f x
3.

x 3 2 x 11
3 6x5

4.
III.

f x

20 x 4 7 x 3
f x
2 x 9 x 2 5x 4

Squeeze Theorem
sin 7
lim
0

x8

f x

2x 2 3

5.

6 x2 7x4

6.

sin 2 x
x 0
x

31 cos x
x 0
x

lim sec

lim

lim

2.

8 x 4x 2

3.

1.

4.
cos tan
0

lim

sin 2 x
x 0 sin 3 x

sin x1 cos x
x 0
x2

lim

lim

6.

7.

5.
IV.

x 0

tan 2 x
x

8.

Continuity:
a.
Determine the points of discontinuity and classify them.
b.
Give the domain and range of f(x).
c.
Give the equation of the vertical and horizontal asymptotes if they exist.
d.
Define the function at the point where there is removable discontinuity.
e.
Sketch the graph of the function.

x3

1.
V.

lim

x 2 2 x 15
f x
x3

3
x 7

,x 1

,1 x 5

f x

, x5
2.

x3
x 2x 3
2x 1
x 1
x3
2

,x 2
, 2 x5
, x5

Derivatives: Determine the derivative of the following using the definition (4 step
rule).
t 1
v t
z x 3x 4
q t 10 5t t 2
t4
1.
2.
3.
1
x
s x
f x x
f x 1 9x
x
x4
4.
5.
6.
6
f x x 8 5 x 5 3x 3 1
f x x 1
7.
8.