KM10303 CALCULUS 1 – TUTORIAL 2: LIMITS AND CONTINUITY

1. Average rate of change: Find the average rate if change of the function over the given intervals.
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 1
a. [2,3] b. [-1,1]

2. Slope of a curve at a point:

𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 3 , 𝑃 (2,1)
a. Find the slope of the curve at point P.
b. Find the tangent equation of the curve at point P.

3. Instantaneous rates of change: The profits of a small company for each of the five years of its
operation are given in the following table:

Year Profit in $1000s

2000 6
2001 27
2002 62
2003 111
2004 174

a. Plot points representing the profits as a function of year, and join them by as smooth a
curve as you can.
b. What is the average rate of increase of the profits between 2002 and 2004?
c. Use your graph to estimate the rate at which the profits were changing in 2002.

4. Limits of quotients: Find the limit.

4− 𝑥
lim
𝑥→4 5 − √𝑥 2 +9

5. Limits with trigonometric functions: Find the limit.

lim √7 − 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥
𝑥→0

6. Using the formal definition: Prove the limit statement.

𝑥 2 , 𝑥 ≠ −2
lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 𝑖𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑥→−2 1 , 𝑥 = −2

7. Finding one side limits algebraically: Find the limit.

𝑥 +2
lim − √
𝑥→−0.5 𝑥 +1
sin 𝜃
8. Using lim = 1: Find the limit.
𝜃→0 𝜃
ℎ
lim−
ℎ→0 sin 3ℎ

9. Applying the continuity test: At what point/s is/are the continuous?

𝑥 +1
𝑦= 2
𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 3
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10. Continuous Extensions: Define g(4) in a way that extends

𝑥 2 − 16
𝑔(𝑥) = 2
𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 4
To be continuous at x=4.

11. Limits as → ∞ 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 → −∞ : Find the limit.

1
2𝑥 5/3 − 𝑥 3 + 7
lim 8/5
𝑥→∞ 𝑥 + 3𝑥 + √𝑥

12. Infinite Limits: Find the limit.

2𝑥
lim
𝑥→−8+ 𝑥 +8

13. Graphing simple rational functions: Graph the rational function. Include the graphs and
equations of the asymptotes and dominant terms.
𝑥+3
𝑦=
𝑥+2