TUTORIAL LIMITS & CONTINUITY

ASM0404, MATHEMATICS 1

1. Find the following limits if exist

x 2 − 16 2 x3 + 3x − 1
a) lim 3 x 2 − 10 b) lim c) lim
x →3 x→4 4− x x →−1 x 3 + 10 x 2 + x + 1

3x − 3
d) lim e) lim x 2 + 4 x + 2 f) lim x 2 + 6
x →1 x −1 x→2 x→2

x2 − 4 x2 −1 x 2 − 16
g) lim h) lim i) lim
x →−4 x +1 x →−1 x + 1 x→4 x −2

2. Find all one-sided limits of the following functions at the given point c
x2 − 4
a) f ( x ) = x − 9, 2
c=3 b) f ( x ) = , c = −2
x+2
c) f ( x ) = x + 2 , c = −2 d) f ( x ) = x 2 − 3x + 2, c =1

3. Given
 2x , x 1
 2
a) f ( x) =  x −1
 , x 1
 x −1
Evaluate i) lim f ( x ) ii) lim f ( x ) iii) lim f ( x )
x →1+ x →1− x →1

 x2 + 1 , x0

b) f ( x ) =  1 − x2 , 0  x 1
2 , x 1

Determine whether i) lim f ( x ) ii) lim f ( x ) exist.
x →0 x →1

4. Find the following limits

 1 2 x +1  x2 + 2 
a) lim  −  b) lim c) lim−  
x →1
 x x x →1 x2 −1 x →0
 x 

5. Find
 x   x+4   1 
a) lim   b) lim   c) lim  + 3
x →
 x −9 
2 x →−
 2x +1 
2 x →
 x 
6. Find all asymptotes if they exist. Sketch the graph.
2 x +1 1 2x2
a) f ( x ) = b) f ( x ) = c) f ( x ) = d) f ( x ) =
3x − 1 x2 − 9 x −3 x2 −1

7. Determine whether f is continuous or discontinuous at x = c.

x
a) f ( x ) = , c=4 b) f ( x ) = x − 3 , c=3 c) f ( x ) = x 2 − 16 , c=4
x−4

8. Determine the values of the constants for the following functions to be continuous.


 Bx − A, x  5
  A − 3 x, x  1
 25 − x 
2
a) f ( x) =  , −5  x  5 b) f ( x) = 2 Ax 2 , 1  x  2
 x −5  Bx − 2, x  2
 A 
2 B + x , x  −5

9. For each of the following functions, determine the point of discontinuity.

2 x2 − 9 x
a) f ( x) = b) f ( x) = c) f ( x) =
x−7 x2 x +1

10. Determine the values of the constants for the following functions to be continuous everywhere.


 Ax 2 − B, x  1

 x
a) f ( x) =  B − , 1 x  4
 4
1
 x , x4

 x−5 , x  4
b) f ( x) = 
 A, x=4

 2 x 2 − A , x  −1
c) f ( x) = 
 x + 4, x  −1