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Wellspring Saigon International Bilingual School

Math 11
Unit 3: Limits and Continuity (version 1)
Name:_____________________________ Final Score:__________
Instructions and Information:
 You should show all the working and mathematical representations you have used in
order to answer the questions.
 Answers only will not necessarily be accredited with full understanding.
 Calculator not allowed
1. Given the graph of f ( x) below

a) Find all the values of a where lim

x→ a
f ( x ) does not exist

b) lim f ( x )=¿ ¿
x →2

c) lim f ( x ) =¿ ¿
x→−∞
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2. Evaluate the following limits:

a) lim
x →6
7=¿ ¿
d) lim
sin 2 5 x
=¿¿
x →0 4 x2

2 x 2−3
b) lim =¿ ( x +h )2−x 2
x→ ∞ 5− x e) lim =¿ ¿
h→ 0 h

2 2
2 x −3 x−9 cos x+4 x+9 x
c) lim =¿ lim
x →3 x −3 f) x → ∞ sin x +2 x =

3. Find the average rate of change of f ( x )=x 2 + x over the interval [ 0,3 ] .
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3 2x
4. Determine the points of discontinuity of f ( x )= +
x x−4

x2 + x−20
5. For x ≠ 4 , the function h ( x ) is equal to . What value should be assigned to h ( 4 )
x −4
to make h ( x ) continuous at x=4 ?

6. Find the slope of the curve y=x 2 +3 x−1 at the point x=2.
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7. Given f ( x )= x −2, ifx ≤ 0
3 x+ k , if x> 0

Find the value for the constant k that will make the function continuous at x=0.

8. Let f ( x )=x 2−3 x and P ( 1 , f (1 )) . Find an equation of the tangent at P.

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9. If−3 cos ( πx ) ≤ f ( x ) ≤ x 3 +2 , evaluate lim f ( x ).

x →1

3 x+ 5
10. Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the function f ( x )= . Show your
x−2
work.
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11. Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that the equation e x + x +2=0  has a
solution.

f (x) 3 x 2+ 8 f ( x )
12. If lim =6 , what is the value of lim 2 ?
x →0 x x →0 2 x −f ( x )

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