University of Namibia

Department of Computing, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

MAT 3611 Calculus 1 Tutorial 2

March 9, 2023

1. Use the Sandwich/Squeeze Theorem to show that

sin θ
a) lim θ = 1.
θ→0
1−cos θ
b) lim θ = 0.
θ→0

2. Find the limit if it exists and clearly explaining why, when it does not
exist.
cos3 x+(x2 −π)
a) lim 5+x .
x→π
1
b) lim .
t→0 sin x
√
4 4 −1)
c) lim sin( 1−xx2 .
x→0

d) lim ln(x3 − 3x).

x→3
6x − sin 2x
e) lim
x→0 2x + 3 sin 4x
sinn (ax) sin2022 (−x)
f ) lim xn , where n ∈ N and a ∈ R. Use your result to find lim x2022
x→0 x→0
5
and lim sinx(3x) 5 .
x→0
tan(nx) tan(7x)
g) lim , where m, n ∈ R − {0}. Use your result to find lim 2
x→0 sin(mx) x→0 sin( 3 x)
sin(−3x)
and lim tan( 1 x) .
x→0 30

sin x cos x
h) lim .
x→0 x cos x+sin x
sin2 x
i) lim x3 .
x→0

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3. Some properties of the floor and ceiling function. Let x ∈ R. Consider
the greatest integer/floor function bxc := max{z ∈ Z : z ≤ x} and the
least/ceiling function dxe := min{z ∈ Z : z ≥ x} . Show that
a) bxc = dxe if and only if x ∈ Z.
b) x − 1 < bxc ≤ dxe < x + 1 for each x ∈ R.
c) b−xc = −dxe and d−xe = −bxc for each x ∈ R.
d) If x ∈ Z, then dxe − bxc = 0.
e) If x ∈
/ Z, then dxe − bxc = 1.
4. Find the limit if it exists and clearly explaining why, when it does not
exist.
 
2 2
a) lim+ x−1 − |1−x|
x→1
|x|−1
b) lim
x→−1 1+x

c) lim (b2xc + d−xe).

x→2

5. Illustrate the precise definiton of continuity by finding the largest value of

δ that correspond to the given value of ε.
a) f (x) = 2x2 − x + 1 is continous at c = 2 for ε = 0.01.
x3 +8
b) f (x) = x2 +1 is continous at c = 1 for ε = 10.
2
c) f (x) = x is continous at c = 10 for ε = 1.
√
d) f (x) = x − 1 is continuous at c = 1 for ε = 0.1
√
6. Consider the function f (x) = ax − b, where a, b ∈ R and a 6= 0.
a) Does lim f (x) exist?
b
x→ a
b
b) Is f continuous at a?

7. For which c ∈ R is the function f continuous on its domain.

a)  √
x4 − c4 + 3c if x ≥ c,
f (x) =
cx2 + 2x if x < c.

b)  √
x + 4 + 3 if x ≥ 0,
f (x) =
c(10 − ex ) if x < 0.

c) (
2 ln(e2 + sin x − cos x + 1) if x ≤ 0,
f (x) = (cx)2 +cx
sin( x if x < 0.
c)

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 8. Find the values of a, b ∈ R that make f continuous on its domain.

x3 −27

 x−3 if x < 3,
f (x) = 2
ax + bx + 5 if 3 ≤ x < 5,
3x + a − b if x ≥ 5.


9. Verify the following limits by applying the definition.

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a) lim √ = +∞.
x→3 |x−3|

b) lim √3 = +∞.
x→3+ x−3
100
c) lim− x−1 = −∞.
x→1

d) lim √1 + 2 = 2.
x→+∞ x−3

e) lim x6 = +∞.
x→−∞

10. Find the limit.

sin3 4x
a) lim 10 .
x→−∞ x

b) lim x sin( x22 ).

x→+∞
√
c) lim (6x − 36x2 + x)
x→+∞
√ √
d) lim ax2 + bx + ax, where a > 0 and b ∈ R.
x→−∞
sin2 x
e) lim 3
x→±∞ x

11. Apply the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that there is a root of the
qiven equation in the specified interval.

a) 2x3 − 3x2 + x = 3, [1, 3].

√ √
b) x − 1 = 6 x, [1, 9].
12. Consider the function f (x) = cos x.
a) Show that there exists 0 < θ < 1 such that f (θ) = θ.
b) Use your calculator to find an interval of length 0.01 that contains the
θ obtained in a) above.
13. Is there a number that is exactly 1 less than its square root?