Department of Geodetic

Engineering
College of Engineering and
Technology
Visca, Baybay City, Leyte,
PHILIPPINES
Telefax:
Email: @vsu.edu.ph
Website: www.vsu.edu.ph

ESci 112 – Calculus for Engineers I

2nd Semester A.Y. 2020-2021

Problem Set No.1

Name: Perez, Ivy R. Date Submitted: March 27, 2021

Course & Year: BSGE- 1
SUMMARIZATION OF ANSWERS:

A. Evaluating Functions:
𝑎+1
1. 𝑅 (𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑎−1
a. 𝑅 (5, −3) = −3
𝑎
b. 𝑅 (𝑎 − 1, 4) =
5
2. 𝐹 (𝑚, 𝑛) = 𝑚 2 − 𝑛2
√2+1 √7 14√2+16
a. 𝐹 ( , 7) = 35
≈ 1.023
√5
b. 𝐹 (𝑥 + 𝑦, 𝑥 − 𝑦) = 4𝑥𝑦
2√𝑥+3 2𝑥+5
3. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥
, 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥4
and 𝑥 = −2
a. 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) and 𝑓(𝑔(−2))
2𝑥 2√3𝑥 4+2𝑥+5
a.1 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) =
2𝑥+5
a.2 𝑓(𝑔(−2)) = 56
b. 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥)) and 𝑔(𝑓(−2))
 𝑥 3(4√𝑥+3+5𝑥) 4𝑥 3 √𝑥+3+5𝑥 4
b.1 𝑔(𝑓 (𝑥)) = 16(𝑥+3)2
𝑂𝑅 16(𝑥+3)2
b.2 𝑔(𝑓(−2)) = 3

B. Graphing of Function:
4. 𝑓 (𝑥) = −2 + √𝑥 − 1

𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6
𝑓(𝑥) −2 −1 −0.59 −0.27 0 0.24
𝑓 (1) = −2
𝑓 (2) = −1
𝑓 (3) = −2 + √2 ≈ −0.59
𝑓 (4) = −2 + √3 ≈ −0.27
𝑓 (5) = 0
𝑓 (6) = −2 + √5 ≈ 0.24

C. Evaluating Limits by using “Theorem of Limits”:

3 𝑥 2−3𝑥+4 2
5. lim √2𝑥 2 −𝑥−1 = 3 ≈ 0.67
𝑥→4
Theorem of Limits Used: 𝐿1, 𝐿2, 𝐿3, 𝐿4, 𝐿5, 𝐿7, 𝐿8, 𝐿9
sin 2𝑥
6. lim𝜋 =0
𝑥→ sin 𝑥
2
Theorem of Limits Used: 𝐿7, 𝐿10
√3 √3
7. lim 𝑥√𝑥+1 = 6
≈ 0.29
𝑥→3
Theorem of Limits Used: 𝐿1, 𝐿2, 𝐿4, 𝐿5, 𝐿7, 𝐿8

D. Evaluating Limits:
3𝑥 2 −17𝑥+20
8. lim =1
𝑥→4 14𝑥 2 −25𝑥+36
𝑦 2 −9 √30 6
9. lim √2𝑦2 +7𝑦+3 = 5
𝑂𝑅 √5 ≈ 1.10
𝑦→−3
tan(4𝑥) 4
10. lim 3𝑥
= 3 ≈ 1.33
𝑥→0