Name: _______________________ STEM GRADE 11 ________________ Date: ______________

WORKSHEET ON LIMITS OF A FUNCTION

1. Complete the following tables of values to investigate lim (𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4).

𝑥→1
x f(x) x f(x)
0.5 1.6
0.7 1.35
0.95 1.05
0.995 1.005
0.9995 1.0005
0.99995 1.00005

𝑥−1
2. Complete the following tables of values to investigate lim 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥+1.
𝑥→0

x f(x) x f(x)
0.5 1.6
0.7 1.35
0.95 1.05
0.995 1.005
0.9995 1.0005
0.99995 1.00005

3. Without a table of values and without graphing, give the values of the following limits and explain how you
arrived at your evaluation.
1. lim (3𝑥 − 5)
𝑥→−1
𝑥2 − 9
2. lim 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐 = 0,1,2
𝑥→𝑐 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3

𝑥2 − 9
3. lim 2
𝑥→3 𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 3

4. Consider the following function defined by its graph:

a.)

b.)
c.)