MAT 111: Mathematics 1

Tutorial #6
Topics Covered:-
 Limits and continuity
Limits and continuity
 Limits and continuity
Given that :
lim 𝑓 𝑥 =2, lim 𝑔 𝑥 =-4, lim h x = 0
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
Find the limits:
• lim[f x +2g x ]
x→a

= lim f x + 2 lim g x = 2 + 2 −4 = 2 − 8 = −6
x→a x→a
• lim h x − 3g x + 1
x→a
= lim h(x)-3lim g(x)+1=0-3(-4)+1=12+1=13
x→a x→a
 Limits and continuity
• lim 𝑓 𝑥 𝑔 𝑥
𝑥→𝑎
=𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓 𝑥 𝑙𝑖𝑚 g x =2(-4)=-8
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
• 𝑙𝑖𝑚 [𝑔(𝑥)]2 =[𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑔 𝑥 ]2 = (−4)2 =16
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
3
• lim 6 + 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑥→𝑎
3
= 3 lim 6 + 2 = 8 =2
𝑥→𝑎
2
• 𝑙𝑖𝑚
𝑥→𝑎 𝑔(𝑥)
𝑙𝑖𝑚 2 2 1
𝑥→𝑎
= = =−
𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑔(𝑥) −4 2
𝑥→𝑎
 Limits and continuity
• Find the limits of :
• lim 𝑥 𝑥 − 1 𝑥 + 1
𝑥→2
Sol:
= lim 2(2-1)(2+1)=2(1)(3)=6
𝑥→2
𝑥 2 +2𝑥−15
• lim
𝑥→3 𝑥 2 −9
Sol:
𝑥 + 5 (𝑥 − 3) 𝑥 +5 3+5 8 4
lim = lim = lim = =
𝑥→3 (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 3) 𝑥→3 𝑥 + 3 𝑥→3 3 + 3 6 3
 Limits and continuity
𝑥 −4
• lim
𝑥→16 𝑥−16
Sol:
𝑥 −4 ( 𝑥 −4)( 𝑥+4) (𝑥−16)
lim = lim = lim
𝑥→16 𝑥−16 𝑥→16 (𝑥−16)( 𝑥+4) 𝑥→16 (𝑥−16)( 𝑥+4)

1 1 1
= lim = lim =
𝑥→16 ( 𝑥+4) 𝑥→16 16+4 8
 Limits and continuity
• For what values of x is there a discontinuity in the graph of
𝑓 𝑥 = 5𝑥 4 − 3x + 7

The function is continuous everywhere so none value as it is a

polynomial function
 Limits and continuity
𝑥
• 𝑓 𝑥 =
2𝑥 2 +𝑥

The function is continuous at every number where the denominator is

nonzero.
2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 = 0
𝑥 2𝑥 + 1 = 0
1
𝑥 =0&𝑥 = −
2