LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES

1 Evaluate the following limits:-

𝑥 4−81 1−cos 𝑥
i. lim 2𝑥 2−5𝑥−3 xiv. lim
𝑥→2 𝑥→0 𝑥2
(2𝑥−3)(√𝑥−1) 1−cos 2𝑥
ii. lim xv. lim
2𝑥 2+𝑥−3 𝑥→0 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 2𝑥
𝑥→1
tan 8𝑥
𝑥 4−4 xvi. lim
iii. lim 𝑥 2+3√2𝑥−8 𝑥→0 sin 3𝑥
𝑥→√2
√1+2𝑥−√1−2𝑥
𝑥−2 1 xvii. lim
iv. lim (𝑥 2−𝑥 − 𝑥 3−3𝑥 2+2𝑥) 𝑥→0 sin 𝑥
𝑥→1 (𝑥+𝑦) sec(𝑥+𝑦)−𝑥 sec 𝑥
8𝑥 3−1 xviii. lim
v. lim1 16𝑥4−1 𝑦→0 𝑦
𝑥→2 sin(2+𝑥)−sin(2−𝑥)
xix. lim
√1+𝑥−1 𝑥→0 𝑥
vi. lim √2−√1+sin 𝑥
𝑥→0 𝑥
xx. lim𝜋
√1+3𝑥−√1−3𝑥 𝑥→ 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝑥
vii. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥 tan 2𝑥
√𝑎+2𝑥−√3𝑥 xxi. lim𝜋 𝜋
𝑥− 2
viii. lim 𝑥→
2
𝑥→𝑎 √3𝑎+𝑥−2√𝑥 𝜋
(1−𝑥)𝑛−1 cos 2 𝑥
ix. lim xxii. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥 𝑥→1 1−𝑥
2𝑥 2+3𝑥+1 1−tan 𝑥
x. lim xxiii. lim𝜋 𝜋
𝑥→−1 𝑥 2−1 𝑥→ 4 𝑥−4
𝑥 3−2𝑥 2 𝜋
xi. lim 𝑥 2−5𝑥−6 xxiv. lim𝜋 ( 2 − 𝑥) tan 𝑥
𝑥→2
𝑥→ 2
𝑥 3/2−8
xii. lim cot 𝑥
𝑥→4 𝑥−4 xxv. lim𝜋 𝜋
1−cos 𝑥 𝑥→ 2 ( 2 −𝑥)
xiii. lim
𝑥→0 sin 𝑥
𝑥 𝑛−2𝑛
2 If lim 𝑥−2 = 80 then find n.
𝑥→2
𝑥2 − 1 , 𝑥
≤1
3 If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 , does lim 𝑓(𝑥) exist?
−𝑥 − 1 , 𝑥 > 1 𝑥→1
𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 + 7, 𝑥 ≤ −1
4 Find k so that lim 𝑓(𝑥) may exist where 𝑓(𝑥) = { .
𝑥→−1 3𝑥 + 𝑘 , 𝑥 > −1
𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 , 𝑥 < 1
5 Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { 4 , 𝑥 = 1 and if lim 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(1), what are the possible values of a and b?
𝑥→1
𝑏 − 𝑎𝑥, 𝑥 > 1
4𝑥 − 5 , 𝑥 ≤ 2
6 Find k so that lim 𝑓(𝑥) may exist where 𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑥→2 𝑥−𝑘 , 𝑥>2
7 Find the derivatives of the following functions:-
(3𝑥+1)(2√𝑥−1) 1 2 sec 𝑥−1
i. 𝑦= vii. 𝑦 = ( √𝑥 + ) xiii. 𝑦=
√𝑥 √𝑥 sec 𝑥+1
3𝑥−2 𝑥 sin 𝑥
ii. 𝑦= viii. 𝑦=
(𝑥+1(𝑥−2) xiv. 𝑦= 1+cos 𝑥
5𝑥 2+7 √𝑥
sin 𝑥−𝑥 cos 𝑥
iii. 𝑦= 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 (𝑥+5)(2𝑥 2−1) xv. 𝑦=
ix. 𝑦= 𝑥 sin 𝑥+cos 𝑥
iv. 𝑦 = sin 2𝑥 𝑥
𝑥 tan 𝑥 x. 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 cot 𝑥
v. 𝑦 = sec 𝑥+tan 𝑥
xi. 𝑦 = 𝑥 sin 𝑥
1 2
vi. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 𝑥) xii. 𝑦 = 𝑥 5 cot 𝑥
1 𝑑𝑦
8 If 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑥, prove that 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑥𝑦 + 2 = 0.
1 1 𝑑𝑦
9 If 𝑦 = (1 − 𝑥), prove that 𝑥 −5/2 (2 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑦) + 𝑥 2 − 3 = 0.
√𝑥
𝑥 𝑎 𝑑𝑦 𝑎 𝑥
10 If = √𝑎 + √𝑥 , prove that 2𝑥𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 − 𝑎.
𝑥 𝑑𝑦
11 If 𝑦 = 𝑥+𝑎, prove that 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦(1 − 𝑦).