Exam 1 on Chapter 2

Circle the right answer

1) x3  2x 2 =
lim
x 2 x2  4

a) 0 b) ∞ c) –∞ d) 1

2) 2 x  3x 2  1 =
lim
x1 x2  1
a) 0 b) ∞ c) –∞ d) 1

3) x3  2x2 =
lim
x  x 2  4

a) –2 b) 2 c) –∞ d) ∞

4) tan 2 2 x =
lim
x0 x2

a) –∞ b) 2 c) 4 d) 0
5) lim  17 =
x

a) –17 b) ∞ c) –∞ d) 0
sin 8 x
6) lim =
x 0 4x

a) –2 b) ∞ c) –∞ d) 2

7) Let f(x) = 2  x , x  1 , then lim f ( x) =
2

 3x  1 x 1
x1

a) 4 b) Does not exist c) 0 d) 1

8) If lim f ( x) = 2, lim g ( x) = –1, then lim ( f 2 ( x)  2 g ( x)  1) 

x1 x1 x 1

a) – 2 b) Does not exist c) 3 d) 7

1
9) lim =
x 4  x4

a) – 23 b) ∞ c) –∞ d) 0
10) 2 x  3x 2  1 =
lim
x  x 6  x 2  1

a) – 3 b) ∞ c) –∞ d) 0


11) Let f(x) = 2  x , x  1 , then lim f ( x) =
2

 3x  1 x 1 x1

a) 4 b) Does not exist c) 0 d) 1

1
12) The vertical asymptote(s) of f(x) = is (are)
x 42

a) x = –2, x = 2 b) x = 2 only c) y = –2, y = 2 d) y = 0

1
13) The horizontal asymptote(s) of f(x) = is (are)
x 4
2

a) x = –2, x = 2 b) y = 2 only c) y = –2, y = 2 d) y = 0

 x  2, x  2
14) Let f(x) = 
 3 x2, then lim f ( x) =
x2
 x 2
x2


a) 3 b) 2 c) Does not exist d) 4

sin(2  2 x)
15) lim =
x1 x2  1

a) –1 b) 0 c) –2 d) 1

16) 4 x 4  1 =
lim
x  x2  x 1

a) –2 b) 2 c) –∞ d) ∞

17) The vertical asymptote(s) of f(x) = x2  2x is (are)

x2  4

a) x = –2, x = 2 b) x = –2 only c) y = –2, y = 2 d) y = 1

x
18) lim =
x 3 x3

a) –3 b) 0 c) –∞ d) ∞
19) The horizontal asymptote(s) of f(x) = x2  2x is (are)
x2  4
a) x = –2, x = 2 b) y = 0 c) y = –2, y = 2 d) y = 1

20) x  3  4x =
lim
x 1 x 2 1

a) 0 b) 3 c) 
3
d) none of these
2 2

2 .
1 .
-1

-1 1 2

-2

Figure 1

21) Figure 1 represents the graph of f(x), then a vertical asymptote(s) of f(x) is (are)
a) y = –2 b) x = –2 c) x = –1 d) x = –1, x = –2
22) Figure 1 represents the graph of f(x), then a horizontal asymptote(s) of f(x) is (are)
a) y = –2 b) x = –2 c) x = –1 d) y = –1, y = –2
23) In figure 1, lim
x1
f ( x) =

a) 3 b) 2 c) Does not exist d) 0

24) In figure 1, lim f ( x) =
x1

a) 3 b) 2 c) Does not exist d) 0

25) In figure 1, lim f ( x) =
x1

a) –1 b) ∞ c) –∞ d) 0