22 4.

LIMITS

4.2. Exercises
x3 −13x2 + 51x − 63 a
(1) lim = where a = .
x→3 x3 2
− 4x − 3x + 18 5
√
x2 + 9x + 9 − 3 a
(2) lim = where a = .
x→0 x 2
x3 − x2 + 2x − 2 3
(3) lim = where a = .
x→1 x3 + 3x2 − 4x a
t
(4) lim √ = .
t→0 4−t−2
√
x+9−3 1
(5) lim = where a = .
x→0 x a
x3 − 3x2 + x + 2 1
(6) lim 3
= where a = .
x→2 x −x−6 a
x3 − x2 − 8x + 12 a
(7) lim 3 = − where a = .
x→2 x − 10x2 + 28x − 24 4
√
x2 − x + 4 − 2 1
(8) lim = − where a = .
x→0 x2 + 3x a
x3 + x2 − 5x + 3
(9) lim 3 = .
x→1 x − 4x2 + 5x − 2

x3 − 4x2 − 3x + 18
(10) lim 3 = .
x→3 x − 8x2 + 21x − 18

x3 − x2 − 5x − 3 4
(11) lim 3 = − where a = .
x→−1 x + 6x2 + 9x + 4 a
2x sin x
(12) lim = .
x→0 1 − cos x
1 − cos x 1
(13) lim = where a = .
x→0 3x sin x a
tan 3x − sin 3x a
(14) lim 3
= where a = .
x→0 x 2
sin 2h
(15) lim = .
h→0 5h2 + 7h
cot 7h
(16) lim = .
h→0 cot 5h
sec x − cos x 1
(17) lim 2
= where a = .
x→0 3x a
(9x8 − 6x5 + 4)1/2 a
(18) lim 12 7 1/3
= where a = .
x→∞ (64x + 14x − 7) 4
√ √ √ a
(19) lim x( x + 3 − x − 2) = where a = .
x→∞ 2
2 3
7 − x + 2x − 3x − 5x 4 a
(20) lim = where a = .
x→∞ 4 + 3x − x2 + x3 + 2x4 2
4
(2x − 137) 5
(21) lim = .
x→∞ (x2 + 429)10
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(5x10 + 32)3 a
(22) lim =− where a = .
x→∞ (1 − 2x6 )5 32
p  1
(23) lim x2 + x − x = where a = .
x→∞ a
1
(24) lim x(256x4 + 81x2 + 49)−1/4 = where a = .
x→∞ a
√
p p 
(25) lim x 2 2
3x + 22 − 3x + 4 = a a where a = .
x→∞

2 1 1
1
(26) lim x 3 (x + 1) 3 − x 3 = where a = .
x→∞ a
√ √
q q 
(27) lim x+ x− x− x = .
x→∞

 2x − 1, if x < 2;
(28) Let f (x) = Then lim f (x) = and lim f (x) = .
 x2 + 1, if x > 2. x→2− x→2+

|x − 1|
(29) Let f (x) = . Then lim f (x) = and lim f (x) = .
x−1 x→1− x→1+

 5x − 3, if x < 1;
(30) Let f (x) = Then lim f (x) = and lim f (x) = .
 x2 , if x ≥ 1. x→1− x→1+

 3x + 2, if x < −2;
(31) Let f (x) = Then lim f (x) = and lim f (x) = .
 x2 + 3x − 1, if x ≥ −2. x→−2− x→−2+

(32) Suppose y = f (x) is the equation of a curve which always lies between the parabola
x2 = y − 1 and the hyperbola yx + y − 1 = 0. Then lim f (x) = .
x→0
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4.4. Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises

(1) −4
(3) 5
(5) 6
(7) 5
(9) −4
(11) 3
(13) 6
2
(15)
7
(17) 3
(19) 5
(21) 32
(23) 2
(25) 3
(27) 1
(29) −1, 1
(31) −4, −3