Practice Questions

Eugene Adjei
SENG 101: CALCULUS I

University of Ghana
28th January, 2023

1
 
Use  - δ definiton of the limit to show that: lim sin x = 0
x→0

2
Find the following limits using the squeeze theorem:
   
6 2 1 2
A. lim x + x cos 2 x
x→0

√  
3π
B. lim+ x − 1 sin 2x
x→1

3
Use the intermediate value theorem to prove that there exist at least one real
solution to the following equations:

1
  
A. x3 + 53 cos x = 0
 
1
B. x + sin x
−8=0

4
Suppose that h and q are two continuous functions on the closed interval
[a, b]. Furthermore, suppose that h(a) > −q(a) and h(b) < −q(b). Show
that there exist a c in (a, b) such that h(c) = −q(c)

5
Find the following limits if they exist:

A. lim ( sin (x+∆x)−sin

∆x
x
)
∆x→0

B. lim ( cos (x+∆x)−cos

∆x
x
)
∆x→0

C. lim f (x), where

x→1 (
x2 + 2, x ≤ 1,
f (x) =
x + 1, x > 1,

D. lim tan (x)

x→0

sin (x2 )
E. lim
x→0 2.5x

sin (4x2 )
F. lim 2x
x→0

6
Find the following one-sided limits if they exist:

A. lim− ( sin (3|x|)

sin (2|x|)
)
x→0

B. lim+ cos (|x − π|)

x→π

2
 sin (x)
C. lim
x→2π |x| cos (x)

(1−cos2 (x))
D. lim− x3
x→0

7
If the lim f (x) = L, show that lim (f (x) − L) = 0.
x→0 x→0

8
Use the squeeze theorem to find lim f (x), where:
x→0

A. x ≤ f (x) ≤ 2x

B. 8 ≤ f (x) ≤ 8 − x2