WQD 10202: TUTORIAL 4

Limits & Continuity

1.

Refer to the following graph and answer (a) (g)

2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
-1.5

-1

-0.5

0.5

1.5

2.5

3.5

-0.5
-1
-1.5

(a)

Determine:
(i)

(b)

lim g ( x)
x 0

(ii)

lim g ( x)

(iii)

x1

lim g ( x)
x 2

Find the value of the following or state if they are undefined

(i)

g (0 )

(ii)

g (x )

g (1)

(c)

Explain why

(d)

What value should be assigned to

(iii)

is discontinuous at

g (2 )

x = 0 and x = 1

g (x )

to make it continuous at

x =1
2.

Refer to the following graph. Determine

(a)
(b)

lim f ( x ) , lim f ( x )

x 3

x 1

f (1)

lim f ( x ) , lim+ f ( x ) , lim f ( x )

x 2

x2

x2

y
4
3

3.

Refer to the figure.

Explain why the function f is not continuous

at

x = 3 , x = 1 and x = 1
-4

-3 -2

-1

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WQD 10202: TUTORIAL 4

Limits & Continuity
4.

Determine the limit of the following or state if they do not exist

(a)

4 5x
x 0
x4

lim

(b)

lim
x 0

2
3

(c)

5.

x 14 x 51
x 3 x 2 4 x 21
lim

(e)

xa
lim 2
xa x a 2

(g)

2
lim 3 +
x
x

(i)

x3
lim 2
x + 3 x 2 x + 5

x+4 2
x

(d)

lim

3x 12
1
3

x 8

x 2
(f)

10 x3 26 x 2 + 22 x 6
lim
x 1
( x 1) 2

(h)

3x 2 2 x + 5
lim
x
x3

(j)

3x3 5 x 2 + 7
lim
x 8 + 2 x 5 x3

()

f ( x ) = 2 , lim g( x) = 3 , lim h x = 5
Assume that: xlim
x a
a
xa
By using the Main Limit Theorem, determine the specified limit.
(a)

lim 3 f ( x )g (x )

(c)

lim

xa

f (x ) g (x )
(h(x ))2

(b)

lim

(d)

lim ( f ( x ) + g ( x ))

xa

6.

xa

6 f ( x ) 4 ( g ( x ))
g ( x ) 4 f (x )

Find the values of

and

that make

2x

h( x) = cx 2 + d
4x

xa

h(x) continuous on R :

if x < 1
if 1 x 2
if x > 2

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