Assignment (IPL)

Differential & Integral Calculus

1. Evaluate the limit in each of the following.

𝑥−4
(a) lim
𝑥→4 𝑥 2 −𝑥−12

𝑥 3 −27
(b) lim
𝑥→3 𝑥 2 −9
𝑥 2 +𝑥−2
(c) lim
𝑥→1 (𝑥−1)2
4−𝑥 2
(d) lim
𝑥→2 3−√𝑥 2 +5
2𝑥 3
(e) lim
𝑥→∞ 𝑥 2 +1
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(f) lim
𝑥→0 3+21/𝑥

𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)
2. Given 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥, find lim .
ℎ→0 ℎ

3. Find the discontinuities and classify them.

𝑥 3 −27 4−𝑥 2 𝑥 2 +𝑥−2
(a) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = , (b) 𝑓(𝑥 ) = (c) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) =
𝑥 2 −9 3−√𝑥 2 +5 (𝑥−1)2

4. Sketch the graph of each of the following functions, find any

discontinuities, and state why the function fails to be continuous at
those points. Indicate which discontinuities are removable.
|𝑥| 𝑥 2 −3𝑥−10
(a) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = (b) 𝑓(𝑥 ) =
𝑥 𝑥+2

𝑥 + 3; 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 2
(c) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = {
𝑥 2 + 1; 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
 ∆𝑦
5. Find ∆𝑦 and for 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 8 as 𝑥 changes from
∆𝑥
𝑥0 = 1 to 𝑥1 = 𝑥0 + ∆𝑥 = 1.2.

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6. Use first principle to find the derivative of 𝑦 = at 𝑥 = 1.
𝑥−2

𝑥2
7. Differentiate 𝑦 = .
√4−𝑥 2

𝑑𝑦 𝑢2 −1 3
8. Find , given 𝑦 = and 𝑢 = √𝑥 2 + 2.
𝑑𝑥 𝑢2 +1

9. A point moves in the plane according to the equations 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 + 2𝑡

𝑑𝑦
and 𝑦 = 2𝑡 3 − 6𝑡. Find when 𝑡 = 0, 2, and 5.
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
10. Find and , given 𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 = 3.
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2