Review - LIMITS

PART I - DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR ON ANY PROBLEM IN THIS SECTION. (Problems 1-37)

Consider the graph of function, f , shown below.

4
f
2

-10 -5 5 10

-2

-4

Answer the following questions about function f.

1.) f (-5) = 2.) f (2) = 3.) f (4) =

4.) lim f ( x) = 5.) lim f ( x) = 6.) lim f ( x) =

x ®-7 x ®-5 x®2

7.) lim f ( x) = 8.) lim f ( x) = 9.) lim f ( x) =

x®4 x®0 x ®0-

10.) lim f ( x) = 11.) lim f ( x) = 12.) lim f ( x) =

x ®0+ x ®4+ x ®4-

13.) lim f ( x) = 14.) lim f ( x) =

x ®-¥ x®¥

15.) Use the definition of a continuous function at a number to answer the following.

a. f is not continuous at x = -7 because:_____________________________________________________

b. f is not continuous at x = 2 because:______________________________________________________

c. f is not continuous at x = 4 because:______________________________________________________

DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR

x®2
(
16.) lim - x + 4 x
2
) 17.) lim-
x -3 18.) lim
x
x ® 0 tan x
x ®9 x-9

æ x ö æ 1ö 21.) lim ( sin p x )

19.) lim+ ç ÷ 20.) lim- ç1 + ÷ x ®1
x ®-2 è x+2ø x ®0 è xø

7 - 6 x5 6 - t3 x-2
22.) lim 23.) lim 24.) lim
x ®¥ x + 3 t ®-¥ 7t 3 + 3 x ®-¥ x + 2 x + 1
2

2- y 26.) lim f ( x ) when x2 - a2

25.) lim x ®2 27.) If a ¹ 0, then lim is:
y ®-¥
7 + 6 y2 x ®- a x 4 - a 4
ì x 2 - 3x + 6, x < 2
f ( x) = í 2
î- x + 3x + 2, x ³ 2
28.) Find a c such that f ( x ) is 29.) Find the x-values (if any) at which f is 30.) Determine all of the vertical
discontinuous. Label as removable or non- asymptotes of f(x):
continuous on the entire real line. removable. x+2
ì x 2 when x £4 f ( x) =
ï x2 - 4
f ( x) = í c 2x + 6
when x >4 f ( x) =
ï 2 x 2 - 18
îx

31.) True or False: If f is undefined at 33.) The graph of the function f is shown to the right.
x = c, then the limit of f(x) as x Which of the following statements is false?
approaches c does not exist.
a.) x = a is in the domain of f

b.) lim f ( x ) is equal to lim- f ( x )

x ®a + x ®a

32.) True or False: If the c.) lim f ( x ) exists

lim f ( x ) = L then f ( c ) = L . x ®a
x ®c

d.) lim f ( x ) is not equal to f ( a )

x ®a

e.) f is continuous at x = a

( x + Dx)2 - 2( x + Dx) + 1 - ( x 2 - 2 x + 1) 35.) On the graph, draw a function that has the following
34.) lim properties:
Dx ®0 Dx • A step (or jump) discontinuity at x = 5
• f(5) = 6.

36.) Create a function such that the lim does not exist 37.) Find a function f(x) such that f(x) has a hole at x = 7 and
x ®5 a vertical asymptote at x = -4.
because it is approaching + ¥ from both the left and the
right. Show both the function and the graph.
Unit 1 (1.2-1.6) Review - LIMITS
PART II - CALCULATORS MAY BE USED ON THE FIRST PART OF THIS SECTION.
1.) Approximate the limit numerically by completing the table:

x2
lim = ___________
x ®2 x - 2

x 1.9 1.99 1.999 2 2.001 2.01 2.1

f(x)

æ 1ö
2.) Find the limit: lim ç cos ÷
x ®0
è xø

f g
4

-10 -5 5 10

-2

-4

f ( x + 1)
3.) Find lim f ( g ( x)) 4.) lim f ( x - 1) × g ( x) 5.) lim+
x®2 x ®1 x ®1 g ( x + 3)