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MTE1064 PRE-CALCULUS

Tutorial Week 4: Types of Limit (one-sided limits, infinite limits, limits at infinity)

1. For each of the following functions, find lim ¿, lim ¿ and lim f ( x ) (if they
−¿ +¿
x→ a f ( x ) ¿ x→ a f ( x ) ¿ x→ a
exist).
x+1
(a) f ( x )= √ , a=3 (b) f ( x )=| x−2|, a=2
2

x2 2
f ( x )= x +1 ,∧x <1 , a=1
(c) f ( x )=
|x|
,a=0 (d) {
√ x+ 3 ,∧x ≥ 1

2. Evaluate each of the following limits.


lim ¿ lim ¿ −3
(a) −1 (b) −5 (c) lim ⁡ 2
x →3 ( x−3 )
+¿ +¿
x→ 2 ¿ x→−−1 ¿
x−2 x +1

lim ¿ lim ¿ lim ¿


(d) x→−2
+¿
2
x + x+1
¿
(e) x→ 1
−¿ 3x
¿
(f) x→ 8
−¿ x
2
−4 ¿
x+2 √1− x2 √2 x

3. Evaluate the following limits at the infinity.


1+ 3 x −x x−4
(a) lim (b) lim 2 (c) lim
x→ ∞ x−5 x→ ∞ x + x +1 x→+∞ 2 x 2+1
x+1 x
(d) lim
x→ ∞
( x 2+1 + 1−7 x
3 x+ 4 )
(e) lim
x→+∞
2
√x +3
(f) lim
x→−∞ √ 1+ 2 x 2

Answers:
1. (a) 1, 1, 1 (b) 0, 0, 0 (c) 1, 1, 1 (d) 2, 2, 2
2. (a) −∞ (b) ∞ (c) −∞ (d) + ∞ (e) + ∞ (f) −∞
−7 −√ 2
3. (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 0 (d) (e) 1 (f)
3 2

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