Single Variable Calculus : Assignment - 2
Topic: Limits and Continuity
SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh, India
LIMITS
1. Evaluate the limit, if it exists:
√
t2 + 9 − 3 1 1 1 1
(a) lim , (c) lim − , (e) lim √ − ,
t→0 t2 x→0 t t2 + t t→0 t 1 + t t
√
(3 + h)2 − 9 (3 + x)−1 − 3−1 x2 + 9 − 5
(b) lim , (d) lim (f)
, lim
h→0 h x→0 x x→−4 x+4
(√
x − 4, x > 4
2. Does the limit lim f (x) where f (x) = exist?
x→4 8 − 2x, x < 4
x, x<1
3, x=1
3. Let f (x) = 2
.
2 − x , 1<x≤2
x − 3, x > 2
(a) Sketch the graph of f .
(b) Evaluate each of the following, if it exists.
i. lim f (x) iii. lim f (x) v. lim f (x)
x→1− x→1 x→2+
ii. lim f (x) iv. lim f (x) vi. lim f (x)
x→1+ x→2− x→2
2
4. If 4x − 9 ≤ f (x) ≤ x − 4x + 7 for x ≥ 0, find lim f (x).
x→4
5. Does the following limits exist?
1 2
(a) lim x sin (b) lim x4 cos
x→0 x x→0 x
f (x)
6. If lim = 5, find the following limits:
x→0 x2
(a) lim f (x) f (x)
x→0 (b) lim .
x→0 x
7. Give examples of two functions f (x) and g(x) such that the following
inequality holds:
lim (f (x) + g(x)) 6= lim f (x) + lim g(x) .
x→0 x→0 x→0
8. Is there a number a such that
3x2 + ax + a + 3
lim
x→−2 x2 + x − 2
exists? If so, find the value of a and the value of the limit.
1
9. Find a number δ such that if |x − 2| < δ, then |4x − 8| < , where = 0.1.
Repeat the same when = 0.01.
10. Prove the statement using the , δ definition of a limit.
2 + 4x (c) lim (2x + 3) = 5,
(a) lim = 2, x→1
x→1 3
9 − 4x2
(b) lim 3 ( ) = 6, (d) lim (1 − 4x) = 13,
x→− 2 2x + 3 x→−3
11. If you know that lim f (x) exists, can you find its value by calculating
x→c
lim f (x)? Give proper explanation.
x→c+
CONTINUTY
12. Suppose a function f (x) is defined by
2
x − 1,
−1 ≤ x < 0
2x, 0<x<1
f (x) = 1, x=1 .
−2x + 4, 1<x<2
0, 2<x<3
Then answer the following questions:
(a) Does f (−1) exist? (f) At what values of x is f continu-
(b) Does lim + f (x) exist? ous?
x→−1
(c) Does lim f (x) = f (−1) ?
x→−1+ (g) What value should be assigned to
(d) Is f defined at x = 3? f (2) to make the extended func-
(e) Is f continuous at x = 3? tion continuous at x = 2?
13. At what points are the following functions continuous?
1 x+2
(a) f (x) = − 5x, (b) f (x) = 2 ,
x−5 x − 7x + 10
3
x −8
x2 −4 x 6= 2, x 6= −2
(c) f (x) = 3 x=2 .
4 x = −2
(
3x2 + 5 x < 5
14. For what values of a is f (x) = continuous at every x?
5ax x≥5
−2
x ≤ −1
15. For what values of a and b is f (x) = ax − b −1 < x < 1 continuous at
3 x≥1
every x?
2
16. Find a sequence {xn } with lim xn = ∞ such that the sequence {cos(xn )}
n→∞
does not converge.
17. Find a sequence {xn } with lim xn = ∞ such that the sequence {cos(xn )}
n→∞
converges.
18. Find a sequence {xn } with lim xn = 0 such that the sequence {cos( x1n )}
n→∞
converges.
19. Find a sequence {xn } with lim xn = 0 such that the sequence {cos( x1n )}
n→∞
does not converge.
20. lim f (x) does not exist iff there exists a sequence {xn } which converges
x→c
to c such that the sequence {f (xn )} does not converge. Show your work
on connection between this statement and above four problems.
x2 − 9
21. Define g(3) in a way that extends g(x) = to be continuous at x = 3.
x−3
22. Explain why the equation cos x = x has atleast one solution.
23. Show that the equation x3 − 15x + 1 = 0 has three solutions in the interval
[−4, 4].
24. Give example of a function f (x) that is continuous for all values of x
except at x = 1 and x = 17.
Limits involving infinity
25. Find the limits
√
sin 2x x2 + 1
(a) lim (e) lim
x→∞ x x→∞ x + 1
2x3 + 7 √ √
(b) lim 3 (f) lim x+9− x+4
x→∞ x − x2 + x + 7 x→∞
1
p
(c) lim (g) lim x2 + 3 + x
x→−∞ x3 − 4x + 1 x→−∞
√
2+ x
(d) lim √
x→∞ 2 − x
26. Find the limits
1 1
(a) lim+ (c) lim+
x→0 3x x→3 x − 3
5 3x
(b) lim− (d) lim
x→0 2x x→−5− 2x + 10
27. Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the graph of
3
100 x
(a) f (x) = (d)
x2− 21 x2 − 1
csc x p
(b) (e) x2 − 11 + x
x
tan x
(c)
x
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