Written Homework 2, Due February 7 Name:

Written homework is to be handwritten and handed in at the beginning of discussion. In exten-

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homework can be submitted via alternative means the same day of discussion, under agreement
with your Teaching Assistant. Otherwise the homework will be considered late.

1. (7 points) Evaluate the limits if they exist. Show all your work!
x3 − 3x − 10
(a) (3 points) lim
x→−∞ x2 − 25

 −3x + 5 
(b) (4 points) lim + arctan x
x→∞ 8x2 − 13

2. (4 points) Show that the equation x5 +4x = 2 has at least one solution. Name all theorems
that you are using, and show all your work.

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3. Let f (x) be a function that satisfies the following properties:

• lim f (x) = −2 • f (−1) = −4

x→∞
• lim f (x) does not exist
• lim f (x) = 2 x→1
x→−∞
• f (3) = 2
• lim f (x) = ∞ • lim f (x) = 2
x→−1− x→3

(a) (4 points) List all of the horizontal asymptotes and vertical asymptotes, if any, that
f (x) has to have, based on the listed properties.

(b) (4 points) Is the function continuous at x = 1? x = 3? Justify using limits.

(c) (7 points) Sketch a graph of f (x), note that f (x) is not necessarily a rational function.

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4. (3 points) Let f (x) = x − 2. Use the limit definition to find f 0 (x). Show all your work!

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