DIFCALC W2O1

Solve each of the following problems with complete solution. Use limit theorems. (Do not use table of values in
evaluating the limit).
Write your answer below each item.
Submit your scratch work/solution on a separate page/s.

z2  1
1. Evaluate lim .
z  1 z  4z  3
2

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  
2. Evaluate lim  1  3 u   2  u 2  3u 3  .
u1   
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x 2  3x  4
3. Evaluate lim .
x  1 x  6x  7x
3 2

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x 2  ax  2a 2
4. Evaluate, lim .
x  a 2x  3ax  a
2 2

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x f(x)  f(3)
5. If f(x)  , evaluate lim .
x2 x3 x3
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f(x  h)  f(x)
6. If f(x)  x  3 , evaluate lim
h0 h
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2x  6  x
7. Evaluate lim .
x2 4  x2
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xa 2 a
8. Evaluate lim .
x  3a 2x  6a
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x 3  7x 2  14x  8
9. Evaluate lim .
x  4 x  x  3x  260
4 2

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10. Evaluate the limit using the graph below, if the limit does not exist, write DNE.

(A) lim f(x)


x1
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(B) lim f(x)


x4
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(C) lim f(x)


x  2
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(D) lim f(x).

x  2
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11. Evaluate the limit using the graph below, if the limit does not exist, write DNE except when the function increases
or decreases without bound where you must write the limit as either  or  .

(A) lim f(x)

x  2
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(B) lim f(x)


x1
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(C) lim f(x)


x4
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(D) lim f(x).


x4
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12. Evaluate the limit, given f(x) . Write any fractions in the form a/b. If the limit does not exist, write DNE.
 x  3 if x  2


f(x)   3x if  2  x  2

 2
 x  4x  3 if x  2

(A) lim f(x)


x  2
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(B) lim f(x)


x  2
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(C) lim f(x)

x  2
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(D) lim f(x)


x2
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(E) lim f(x).


x2
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(F) lim f(x)

x2
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 4x  3
13. Evaluate the limit, given f(x)  , write  if f(x) increases without bound and  if f(x) decreases
x2  9
without bound.

(A) lim f(x);


x  3
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(B) lim f(x);


x  3
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(C) lim f(x);


x3
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(D) lim f(x);


x3
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(E) lim f(x)

x
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14. Using all the of the following criteria, sketch a possible graph of piecewise defined function f(x) .
i) lim f(x)  1 ,
x  
ii) f(1)  2,
iii) lim f(x)  1 ,

x  1

iv) lim f(x)  ,


x0

v) lim f(x)  3,

x0

vi) lim f(x)  1,

x1
vii) f(1)  2, and
viii) lim f(x)  
x

Show your graph here:

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