Calculus 1.

Module 6
Answers

Exercise q
6.1
1. lim − x+2
x+1
x→−0.5

r r
− x+2 x+2
lim x → −0.5 = lim
x+1 x→−0.5− x+1
r
−0.5 + 2
=
−0.5 + 1
r
1.5
=
0.5
≈ 1.73
√ √
h2 +4h+5− 5
2. lim+ h
h→0

√ √ √ √ √ √
h2 + 4h + 5 − 5 h2 + 4h + 5 − 5 h2 + 4h + 5 + 5
lim = lim ·√ √
h→0+ h h→0+ h h2 + 4h + 5 + 5
h2 + 4h + 5 − 5
= lim+
√ √
h→0 h( h2 + 4h + 5 + 5)

h2 + 4h
= lim+ √ √
h→0 h( h2 + 4h + 5 + 5)

h+4
= lim+ √ √
h→0 h2 + 4h + 5 + 5
0+4
= p √
02 + 4(0) + 5 + 5
4
= √ √
5+ 5
≈ 0.89

Exercise 6.2
cos x
The function y = x is continuous on its domain, i.e. (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞).

Assessment
I. (a)

lim f (x) = 2 andn lim− f (x) = 1

x→2+ x→2

(b)

lim f (x) does not exist because the left and right hand limits at 2 are unequal.
x→2

1
 (c)

lim f (x) = 3 and lim− f (x) = 3

x→4+ x→4

(d)

The limit exists and lim f (x) = 3, since the left and right hand limits are both equal to 3.
x→4

II. Since the function is defined at the point where the limit is being taken, we can simply
plug in x = −2.
!
x 2x + 5 −2 2−2+5 −2 1
    
lim = = · =1
−2+ x + 1 x2 + x −2 + 1 (−2)2 + −2 −1 2
x+1
III. The function f (x) = x2 −4x+3
is continuous on its domain, i.e. (−∞, 1) ∪ (1, 3) ∪ (3, ∞)

IV.
x2 − 9 (x + 3)(x − 3)
g(x) = = = x + 3.
x−3 x−3
Now, since g(3) = 3 + 3 = 6, set g(x) = 6