AP CALCULUS AB

LIMIT WORKSHEET #1

Find the indicated limit. Which method is most appropriate: Direct Substitution, Numerical,
Analytic or Graphical?
 1. lim (3 x + 2) sin 4 x
x � -3 7. lim
x � 0 sin 2 x

x3 - 1
2. lim 1
x � -1 x - 1 -1
8. x
lim
2x2 - x - 3 x�1 x - 1
3. lim
x � -1 x +1 q 2 + 2q
9. lim
x +1 q � 0 sin 2q
4. lim-
x� 0 x s s <1
10. lim f ( s) ; where f ( s) = �
�
x s�1
1- s s > 1
5. lim+ 2 �
x� 3 x - 2 x - 3
s s<3
( x + Dx )3 - x 3 11. lim f ( s) ; where f ( s ) = �
�
6. lim s�31
6-s s >3
�
Dx � 0 Dx

Find the discontinuities (if any) for each function. Identify which are Removable and which
are Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite? Analyze each initially without a graph,
then draw a sketch afterwards to confirm.

1 �-2 x + 3 x < 1
12. f ( x ) = 17. f ( x) = � 2
x +1
2
� x x �1
x
13. f ( x ) = �x + 5
x -1
2
� x <1
18. f ( x) = � 3
14. f ( x) = [[ x + 3]] �
�3 - x3 x >1
3x 2 - x - 2 �cos x x<0
15. f ( x ) = 19. f ( x ) = �
x -1
�x + 2 x �0
x +1
16. f ( x) =
2x + 2
ANSWERS 15. Removable @ x = 1
16. Removable @ x = -1
1. -7
2. 1
3. -5
4. –
5. 
6. 3x^2
7. 2
8. -1/2
9. 1
10. DNE
11. 3
12. None, contin (-,)
13. Nonremovable @ x = +/-1
14. Nonremovable @ every integer
AP CALCULUS AB Find the indicated limit.
LIMIT WORKSHEET #2

q tan 2 y
1. lim 9. lim
q � 0 sin q y� 0 3y

tan q q cot 2q
2. lim 10. qlim
�0
q�0 q

sin 2 x
sin x 11. lim
3. lim x� 0 2 x 2 + x
x � 0 3x

sin 5 x 12. lim

13. lim
x� 0
cot x sin 4 x
x
5. lim
x � 0 sin 3 x
1 - cos 2 x
14. lim
sin 2 q
x� 0 x2
6. lim
q�0 q tan 3x
15. lim
1 - cos q
x� 0 tan 2 x
7. lim
q�0 q x2
16. lim
x � 0 sin x
3x
8. lim
x � 0 sin 5 x

Answers:

1. 1 9. 2
3
2. 1
10. 1
3. 1 2
3
11. 2
4. 5
3 12. 1
2
5. 1
3 13. 4
6. 0 14. 1
7. 0 15. 3 2
8. 3
5 16. 0
AP CALCULUS AB
LIMIT WORKSHEET #3

Find the indicated limit.

3 3cos x x2 - 3x
1. lim - 11. lim
x� 0 x x x� 0 x

2. lim
x� p
tan x 12. qlim
�p
q sec q

px x -2
3. lim sec 13. lim-
x� 7 6 x� 4 x-4
�x x 1 tan 2 x
4. lim f ( x); where f ( x) = � ; 14. lim
x�1
�2- x x >1 x� 0 x
(Graphically)
15. lim(1 + cos 2h)
h� 0
2- x
5. lim+ 2
x� 2 x - 4
x +1
16. lim+
x � -1 x +1
5 x3 + 1
6. lim
x � �10 x 3 - 3 x 2 + 7
lim + sec x
17. x� p
2
x +1 - 2
7. lim
x� 3 x -3 5( x + Dx ) 2 - 5 x 2
18. lim
Dx � 0 Dx
2
8. lim
x � -3 x + 2 x3 - 2 x 2 + 3 x + 1
19. lim
x� � x2 - x + 2
px
9. lim sin
x�1 2 20. xlim( x + 3) -2
��

x
� 1�
10. lim �1+ �
x� �
� x�

Find the interval for which the function is continuous.

21. f ( x) = x x + 3 1
23. f ( x) =
( x - 1) 2
x +1
22. f ( x ) = 1
x 24. f ( x ) =
x-4 -3
Find the discontinuities (if any) for the given function. State whether they are Removable,
Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite. Use your TI-83/84 to verify your responses.

1 � x+3 x >3
25. f ( x ) = 29. f ( x) = � 2
x +42
�x + x - 6 x �3
x -1
26. f ( x ) = � -2 x x �2
x + x-2
2
30. f ( x) = � 2
�x - 4 x + 1 x > 2
px
27. f ( x ) = cos � px
2 �tan x <1
31. f ( x) = � 4
�x x <1 � x x �1
� �
28. f ( x) = � 2 x =1
�2x -1 x > 1
�
Answers:
1. 1 16. 1
2. 0 17. -�

3. -2 18. 10x
3
19. �
4. 1
20. 0
5. -1 21. [-3, �)
4

6. 1 22. (0, �)
2
23. (-�ȥ
,1) (1, )
7. 1
4 24. (4,13) ȥ (13, )
8. -2 25. Continuous for (-��
, )
9. 1
26. 1, Removable; -2 Nonremovable Infinite
10. 2.718 … “e”
27. Continuous for (-��
, )
11. -3
28. 1, Removable
12. -p
29. Continuous for (-��
, )
13. 1
4 30. 2, Nonremovable Jump
14. 0 31. Continuous for (-��
, )
15. 2
AP CALCULUS AB
LIMIT WORKSHEET #4

Find each of the following limits.

4 x3 - 6 x 2 + 3 2- x
1. lim 12. lim
x � �5 x3 + 7 x 2 - 9 x� � 2 x

9 x 4 + 7 x 2 + 8x - 13
1
x
2. lim 13. lim
x � � 4 x 5 + 3 x - 12 x� 3 x - 3

3x3 - 7 x 2 + 5 x + 1 2 - 2- x
3. lim 14. lim
x� � 7 x2 + 2 x + 5 x� 0 x

4. lim
(-1) x 15. xlim
�3+
[[ x]]
x� � x
16. xlim [[ x + 2]]
1 �3-
5. lim sec
x� � x
1
17. lim
x� 3 x - 3
x 2 - 25
6. lim
x� 5 x - 5
1
18. lim-
x-4 x� 3 x-3
7. lim
x� 4 x -2
19. xlim
�p
tan x
2
x2 - 5x + 6
8. lim
x� 3 x-3 20. xlim csc x
�p +

x3 + 1
9. lim �1 �
x
x � -1 x + 1
21. lim � �
x� � 3
��
x
10. xlim
�0 + x 22. lim
x�1
f ( x) ; where

�2 x x >1
x-4 f ( x) = �
11. lim- �3- x x �1
x� 4 x - 4

�2 x �2
23. lim g ( x) ; where g ( x) = �x
x� 2
�-2 x x<2
Answers:

1. 4 13. - 1 9
5

2. 0 1
14. 2 2
3. �
15. 3
4. 0
16. 4
5. 1
17. Does not exist
6. 10
18. -�
7. 4
19. Does not exist
8. 1
20. -�
9. 3
21. 0
10. 1
22. 2
11. -1
23. Does not exist
12. 0