Pasig Catholic College

Senior High School

School Year 2019 – 2020
PCC@107: “Animating the Youth as Beloved, Gifted, and Empowered in Christ's Mission.”

Basic Calculus
Worksheet 2
Name: ________________________________________________________ Score: __________________________
Grade & Section: ________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________

Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. As preparation for the exams, try to answer all of the items in less
than one hour. Write your answers on a notepad file, along with your name and section, and send me your answers via
pcc.jmsantiagoiii@gmail.com.

Rules on Limits
____ 1. The expression lim can be simplified as lim + lim + lim using the:
→ → → →
A. Sum Rule C. Quotient Rule
B. Root Rule D. Constant Multiple Rule
____ 2. The expression lim (𝑥 − 8𝑥 − 12) can be simplified as lim 𝑥 − 8𝑥 − 12 using the:
→ →
A. Power Rule C. Quotient Rule
B. Root Rule D. Constant Multiple Rule

____ 3. Using the Product Rule, lim (𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 3) can be simplified as:

→
A. lim (𝑥 + 3) ∙ lim(𝑥 + 1)
→ →
B. lim (𝑥 + 4) + lim(𝑥 + 3)
→ →
C. lim (𝑥) ∙ lim (𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 15)
→ →
D. lim (𝑥 ) + lim(4𝑥) + lim(3)
→ → →

____ 4. Using the Sum and Difference Rules, lim [𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 9] can be simplified as:
→

A. lim (𝑥 + 3) C. lim (𝑥 ) + lim(6𝑥) + lim (9)

→ → → →
B. lim (𝑥 + 3) ∙ lim(𝑥 + 3) D. lim (𝑥 + 3) + lim(𝑥 − 3) + lim(3𝑥) + lim (9)
→ → → → → →

When simplifying limit expressions, the Rules on Limits are applied in succession. To determine which of the rules are not
applicable to a certain given expression, you may inspect the operations used in the expression, or try to simplify the
expression and note which rules are not applied.
( )( )
Example: All of the following rules can be used to simplify lim , EXCEPT:
→
A. Sum Rule C. Power Rule
B. Root Rule D. Quotient Rule
Since the expression does not have a radical operator, the obvious answer is B.

____ 5. All of the following rules can be used to simplify lim , EXCEPT:
→
A. Sum Rule C. Power Rule
B. Root Rule D. Quotient Rule

____ 6. All of the following rules can be used to simplify lim 𝑥 ∙ (2𝑥 + 5) , EXCEPT:
→
A. Sum Rule C. Power Rule
B. Root Rule D. Quotient Rule

____ 7. All of the following rules can be used to simplify lim , EXCEPT:
→
A. Sum Rule C. Identity Rule
B. Quotient Rule D. Constant Rule
 ____ 8. All of the following rules are NECESSARY to simplify lim 𝑥 + 3√𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 4 , EXCEPT:
→
(Hint: Simplify the function first by expressing √𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 4 in simplest terms).
A. Sum Rule C. Power Rule
B. Root Rule D. Constant Multiple Rule

____ 9. All of the following rules are NECESSARY to simplify lim , EXCEPT:
→ √
√
(Hint: Simplify the function first by multiplying the expression by ).
√
A. Sum Rule C. Identity Rule
B. Root Rule D. Quotient Rule

____ 10. Using the Sum Rule on lim will produce ___ smaller limit expressions.
→
A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5

____ 11. Using the Product Rule on →

( )
, without simplifying, will produce ___ smaller expressions.
→
A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5

____ 12. Using the Product Rule on →

( )
, after simplifying, will produce ___ smaller limit expressions.
→
A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5

When using the Rules on Limits, it is important to know which rule can be used FIRST. Depending on the given
expression, there can be many different possible first steps.
Example: To evaluate lim , all of the following rules can be used first, EXCEPT:
→
A. Sum Rule C. Quotient Rule
B. Difference Rule D. Constant Multiple Rule

 If the Sum Rule is used first, the expression can be simplified as lim + lim .
→ →
( )
 If the Quotient Rule is used first, the expression can be simplified as →
( )
.
→

 If the Constant Multiple Rule is used first, the expression can be simplified as 4 ∙ lim .
→
 The Difference Rule cannot be used first. The subtraction operator is in the denominator, and as such, the
Quotient Rule must be used first before the Difference Rule can be applied. The answer is B.
√
____ 13. To evaluate lim , all of the following rules can be used first, EXCEPT:
→
A. Sum Rule C. Quotient Rule
B. Root Rule D. Difference Rule
√
____ 14. To evaluate lim 𝑥 + , all of the following rules can be used first, EXCEPT:
→
A. Sum Rule C. Quotient Rule
B. Root Rule D. Difference Rule
 Limits
For nos. 15 – 22, consider the following graph of the function 𝑓(𝑥).

____ 15. What is the value of 𝑓(4)?

A. 0 C. does not exist
B. 4 D. indeterminate

____ 16. What is the value of lim 𝑓(𝑥)?

→
A. 0 C. does not exist
B. 4 D. indeterminate

____ 17. Based on the previous answers, 𝑓(𝑥) is __________ at 𝑥 = 4.

A. continuous C. asymptotic
B. not continuous D. indeterminate

____ 18. What is the value of lim 𝑓(𝑥)?

→
A. 1 C. does not exist
B. - 4 D. indeterminate

____ 19. What is the value of lim 𝑓(𝑥)?

→
A. 1 C. does not exist
B. - 4 D. is indeterminate

____ 20. What is the value of lim 𝑓(𝑥)?

→
A. 1 C. does not exist
B. - 4 D. is indeterminate

____ 21. What is the value of lim 𝑓(𝑥)?

→
A. 0 C. does not exist
B. - 1 D. is indeterminate

____ 22. Based on the previous answers, 𝑓(𝑥) is __________ at 𝑥 = −8.

A. continuous C. asymptotic
B. not continuous D. indeterminate

For nos. 23 – 25, you are tasked with evaluating lim using a table of values. Upon solving, the table of
→
values is as follows:

𝑥 - 1.1 - 1.01 - 1.001 -1 - 0.999 - 0.99 - 0.9

𝑓(𝑥) -52.6316 -502.513 -5002.5 ? 4997.501 497.5124 47.61905
____ 23. The left hand limit of the function is equal to:
A. −∞ C. -2999.3750
B. 2.999 D. does not exist

____ 24. The right hand limit of the function is equal to:
A. ∞ C. 3000.6249
B. 3.001 D. does not exist
 ____ 25. The limit of the function is equal to:
A. ∞ C. ±5000
B. −∞ D. does not exist

Limits of Transcendental Functions

____ 26. The value of lim is equal to:
→
A. 0 C.

B. 1 D.

____ 27. The value of lim is equal to:

→
A. 0 C. 8
B. 1 D.

∙
____ 28. The value of lim is equal to:
→
A. 0 C.
B. ∞ D. 4

____ 29. The value of lim is equal to:

→
A. 0 C. ∞
B. 1 D. −∞

____ 30. The value of lim (log (6𝑥 + 4)) is equal to:
→
A. 4 C. 16
B. 6 D. 32

____ 31. The value of lim (log (243)) is equal to:

→
A. 3 C. 27
B. 5 D. 81

____ 32. The value of lim (log 𝑥) is equal to:

→
A. 0 C. −∞
B. 2 D. does not exist

For 33 – 34, consider the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = sin .

____ 33. What is lim 𝑓(𝑥) where k is any multiple

→
of 2?
A. 0 C. 1
B. ∞ D. - 1

____ 34. What is lim 𝑓(𝑥)?

→
A. 1 C. 0
B. - 1 D. cannot be computed

____ 35. lim is equal to:

→
A. 0 C. ∞
B. 1 D. does not exist

____ 36. lim is equal to:

→
A. 0 C. ∞
B. 1 D. does not exist
____ 37. lim is equal to:
→
A. 0 C. ∞
B. 1 D. does not exist

____ 38. lim is equal to:

→
A. 0 C. −∞
B. 2 D. does not exist

____ 39. lim is equal to:

→
A. 1 C.
B. 1.25 D. does not exist

____ 40. lim is equal to:

→
A. 0 C. 0.50
B. 0.25 D. does not exist