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2. Which of the graphs are graphs of functions of x. Give the reasons to your answers.
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8. What real numbers satisfy the equation bxc = dxe? Does d−xe = −bxc? Give reasons
for your answer.
9. Match the equations listed (a) - (d) to the graphs in the given figure.
(a) y = (x − 1)2 − 4
(b) y = (x − 2)2 + 2
(c) y = (x + 2)2 + 2
(d) y = (x + 3)2 − 2
10. Define the following and graph it (at least one graph).
2 2 − t + sin t
(a) lim+ 2 (c) lim
x→0 x 3 t→∞ t + cos t
(b) lim
π−
tan x (d) lim
π+
sec x
x→ 2 x→ 2
13. State Sandwich Theorem and use it to find the following limits:
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14. State “ − δ 00 definition of limit for the function f (x) at x = c. Find δ > 0.
15. Evaluate:
16. State the condition for the existence of the limit of a function at a point. Given that:
3−x x<2
f (x) = 3 x=2
x
+1 x > 2
2
Does the limit lim f (x) exist? If yes, what is its value? If no, why isn’t?
x→2
17. What does it mean for a function to be right continuous at a point? and left continuous
at a point? How the continuity and one - sided continuity related?
1 when x ≤ −1
−x when 0 < x < 0
f (x) = 1 when x=0
−x when 0 < x < 1
1 when x≥1
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Examine limits, continuity and one sided continuity of f at each of the points x =
−1, 0, 1.
19. Define the discontinuity of a function at a point. Discuss the types of discontinuity
with examples. Also find the continuous extension of
x2 + x − 6
(a) f (x) = at point x = 2.
x2 − 4
x2 − 16
(b) f (x) = 2 at point x = 4.
x − 3x − 4
x2 sin 1
if x < 0
20. (a) Let f (x) = x be a function. Find lim+ f (x) and lim− f (x).
√ x→0 x→0
x if x ≥ 0
Can anything be said about lim f (x)?
x→0
x sin 1
if x 6= 0
(b) If f (x) = x . Does the function continuous at x = 0?
0 if x = 0
1 x2 − 16
(a) y = (c) y =
(x + 2)2 + 4 x2 − 3x − 4
x+1 x+2
(b) y = (d) y =
x2 − 4x + 3 cos x
4
sin2 ax
x 6= 0
23. Show that the function f (x) = x2 is discontinuous at x = 0. Redefine
1 x=0
the function in such a way that it becomes continuous at x = 0.
26. Find slope, the equation of tangent and normal to the following curves at given point:
27. Does the curve y = x4 − 2x2 + 2 have any horizontal tangents? If yes, where?
28. Find the two points where the curve x2 + xy + y 2 = 7 crosses the x-axis. Show that
the tangents to the curve at these points are parallel. What is the common slope of
these tangents?
29. Find the points on the curve x2 + xy + y 2 = 7, where the tangent is parallel to x-axis
and where the tangent is parallel to y-axis.
30. The curve y = ax2 + bx + c passes through the point (1, 2) and is tangent to the line
y = x at origin. Find a, b, c.
31. The curves y = x2 + ax + b and y = cx − x2 have a common tangent to the line at the
point (1, 0). Find a, b, c.