MAM1020F Tutorial 5 15-16 March 2022

1. Consider the piece-wise defined function f given by

(
x2 if x ≤ 0
f (x) =
x + 2 if x > 0

(a) What is lim− f (x)? (b) What is lim+ f (x)? (c) What is lim f (x)?
x→0 x→0 x→0

2. Evaluate the following limits. If the limit does not exist, evaluate the
behaviour of the one-sided limits from the left and from the right.
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(a) lim
x→1 x − 1

(b) lim |x2 − x − 6|

x→3


(c) limπ tan(x) + cos(x)
x→ 2

|x + 1| + 2x + 2
(d) lim
x→−1 x+1
(e) lim ln(x − 2)
x→2

3. In attempting to find the limit

  
2 1
lim θ sin ,
θ→0 θ

the following incorrect argument is given :

Because θ2 → 0 as θ → 0 we conclude that

  
2 1
lim θ sin = 0.
θ→0 θ

(a) Why is the argument above incorrect?

(b) Show how you can prove correctly that
  
2 1
lim θ sin = 0.
θ→0 θ

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4. Use the Squeeze Theorem to show that
h√ i
sin( π )
lim+ xe x = 0.
x→0

5. Evaluate the limits:

√ 2
t− 3t+4
. (b) limθ→0 tan(θ) sin 1θ . (c) limx→1 x −2x+1


(a) limt→4 4−t
. (d)
√ √
  x+1
2 1
limt→1+ 2t+1− 3
t−1
. (e) limx→1 x −2x+1
x−1
. (f) limx→0+ x − 3 .
x
6. In the diagram below, O is the origin, A is the point (1, 0), and B is
the point on the unit circle x2 + y 2 = 1 with coordinates (cos θ, sin θ),
where 0 < θ < π2 . Let T be the point where the line through O and B
meets the vertical line through A. Let S be the point where the line
tangent to the circle at B intersects AT , and let C be the point where
the vertical line through B meets the x-axis.

(a) Using the diagram, explain why sin θ < θ.

(b) Again using the diagram, explain why θ < tan θ.
sin θ
(c) Use parts (a) and (b) to show that cos θ < < 1 whenever
π
θ
0 < θ < 2.
(d) Explain carefully how it follows from these inequalities that
sin θ
lim = 1.
θ→0 θ