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Pre-Calculus Honors Quiz, Sections 3.2-3.3 – Form A

Multiple Choice: Please choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

1. The graph of a function f is given below. Which of the following statements is true?

A. lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x )
x →a x →b

B. lim f ( x ) = 2
x→a

C. lim f ( x ) = 2
x →b

D. lim f ( x ) = 1
x →b

E. lim f ( x ) does not exist.

x →a

2. The table below gives the values of three functions, f , g , and h near x = 3 . Based on the
values given, for which of the function(s) does it appear that the limit as x approaches 3 is −9 ?

x 2.7 2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.3

f ( x) −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9

g ( x) −9.1 −9.01 −9.001 Undefined −8.999 −8.99 −8.9

h ( x) −8.9 −8.95 −8.99 −9 −8.99 −8.95 −8.9

A. f only B. g only C. h only

D. f and h only E. g and h only F. f , g , and h

Open-Ended: Please show all work in computing each of the following limits.

2 
sin 3x − cos  x 
3. lim 9 
x→
3 sin x − tan 2 x
2

x 2 − 4a 2
4. If a is a constant such that a  0 , lim
x → 2 a x 4 − 16a 4

x2
5. lim
x →0
2 − x2 + 4

f ( x + h) − f ( x)
6. lim , where f ( x ) = −2 x3 + 3 .
h →0 h