Quiz 1

Directions: You may use the textbook, your notes, and a calculator, but no other online
resources. You may not work with anyone else on your first attempt. Show all work on
each question.

1. Use the table below to calculate the average velocity between 0.2 and 0.8 seconds.
Include units.
Time (sec) 0 2 4 6 8 10
Position (m) 48 31 29 28 18 10

𝑥 2 −𝑥−2
2. Find lim . Show your work or explain how you found your answer.
𝑥→−1 3𝑥+3
3. The position of an object in kilometers after t hours is given by the function
𝑠(𝑡) = 𝑡 3 − 8𝑡 2 + 12𝑡 + 20. Calculate the average velocity of the object on the
interval [3, 3+h] for h = 2, 1, 0.5, 0.1, and 0.01.

4. Find each of these values (if they exist) for the piecewise function defined below.
𝑥−4 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
𝑓(𝑥) = { −3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 2
𝑥2 − 6 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 2

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→2−

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→2+

lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→2

𝑓(2) =