Homework Solutions

Honors Calculus
Larson p. 576 #11-29 odd (skip #17, 23), 35-39 odd
April 13, 2020

x2 − 2x − 3
11. lim
x→3 x−3
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form 00 . Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

x2 − 2x − 3 2x − 2
lim = lim
x→3 x−3 x→3 1
= lim 2x − 2
x→3
= 2(3) − 2
=4

x2 − 2x − 3
lim =4
x→3 x−3

√
25 − x2 − 5
13. lim
x→0 x
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form 00 . Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:
√
25 − x2 − 5 1
(25 − x2 )−1/2 ⋅ −2x
lim = lim 2
x→0 x x→0 1
−2x
= lim √
x→0 2 25 − x2

−x
= lim √
x→0 25 − x2
−0
=√
25 − 02
=0
√
25 − x2 − 5
lim =0
x→0 x

1
 ex − (1 − x)
15. lim
x→0 x
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form 00 . Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

ex − (1 − x) ex − (−1)
lim = lim
x→0 x x→0 1
= lim ex + 1
x→0
=e +1
0

=2

ex − (1 − x)
lim =2
x→0 x

x11 − 1
19. lim
x→1 x4 − 1

Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form 00 . Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

x11 − 1 11x10
lim = lim
x→1 x4 − 1 x→1 4x3

11(1)10
=
4(1)3
11
=
4

x11 − 1 11
lim =
x→1 x4 − 1 4

2
 sin 3x
21. lim
x→0 sin 5x

Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form 00 . Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

sin 3x 3 cos 3x
lim = lim
x→0 sin 5x x→0 5 cos 5x

3 cos(0)
=
5 cos(0)
3
=
5

sin 3x 3
lim =
x→0 sin 5x 5

5x2 + 3x − 1
25. lim
x→∞ 4x2 + 5
∞
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form ∞. Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

5x2 + 3x − 1 10x + 3
lim = lim
x→∞ 4x + 5
2 x→∞ 8x
10
= lim
x→∞ 8

5
=
4
(Note that you need to use L’Hôpital’s Rule twice, since differentiating once yields another
indeterminate form.)

5x2 + 3x − 1 5
lim =
x→∞ 4x2 + 5 4

3
 x2 + 4x + 7
27. lim
x→∞ x−6
∞
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form ∞. Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

x2 + 4x + 7 2x + 4
lim = lim
x→∞ x−6 x→∞ 1
= lim 2x + 4
x→∞
=∞

x2 + 4x + 7
lim =∞
x→∞ x−6

x3
29. lim
x→∞ ex/2

∞
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form ∞. Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

x3 3x2
lim = lim
x→∞ ex/2 x→∞ 1 ex/2
2

6x
= lim
x→∞ 1 ex/2
4

6
= lim
x→∞ 1 ex/2
8

=0

(Note that you need to use L’Hôpital’s Rule three time, since the first two differentiations
both yield indeterminate forms.)

x3
lim =0
x→∞ ex/2

4
 ln x
35. lim
x→∞ x2
∞
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form ∞. Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:
1
ln x
lim = lim x
x→∞ x2 x→∞ 2x

1
= lim 2
x→∞ 2x

=0

ln x
lim =0
x→∞ x2

ex
37. lim
x→∞ x4

∞
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form ∞. Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

ex ex
lim = lim
x→∞ x4 x→∞ 4x3

ex
= lim
x→∞ 12x2

ex
= lim
x→∞ 24x

ex
= lim
x→∞ 24

=∞

(Note that you have to differentiate several times; you will have an indeterminate form
as long as there is an x in the denominator.)

ex
lim =∞
x→∞ x4

5
 sin(5x)
39. lim
x→0 tan(9x)
Direct substitution yields the indeterminate form 00 . Use L’Hôpital’s Rule:

sin(5x) 5 cos(5x)
lim = lim
x→0 tan(9x) x→0 9 sec2 (9x)

5 cos 0
=
9 sec2 0
5(1)
=
9(1)
5
=
9

sin(5x) 5
lim =
x→0 tan(9x) 9