Universidad Ana G.

Méndez
Recinto de Gurabo

Examen Parcial #1 – Math-221 Practica

Instructions:
1) Solve the exercises using your own handwriting.
2) Honesty is important during the exam.

(1) (25 pts) Determine the result of the following limits:

−5
a) lim =
𝑥→2 𝑥 3 −3

2𝑥 2 −5𝑥−3
b) lim =
𝑥→3 𝑥−3

√𝑥−5
c) lim =
𝑥→25 𝑥−5

−4𝑥 2 +7𝑥−1
d) lim =
𝑥→∞ 2𝑥 2 −3

1
e) lim (4𝑥 𝑠𝑒𝑛 ( )) =
𝑥→0 2𝑥
(2) (15 ptos.) Given the following graph g.

Determine:

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→−1−

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→−1+

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→0

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→1

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→2

(3) (15 pts.) Using the Sandwich theorem show that:

(4) (10 ptos.) Find the value of a such that 𝒉(𝒙) is continuous for every real number 𝒙
 𝑥−3
(5) (10 ptos.) Determine all the values of 𝒙 so that the function h(x) = is continuous.
𝑥 2 −16

(6) (10 ptos) Determine δ if lim 4𝑥 2 − 4 = 12 with 𐐩 = 0.01

𝑥→2

𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)
(7) (15 ptos.) Use the formal definition of the derivative 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = lim to
ℎ→0 ℎ

determine the derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) = −3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 9