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Math 31 Assignment: Limits and Continuity

1. The document is a math assignment asking the student to solve limits problems. It contains 6 questions involving calculating limits, determining continuity, and determining convergence of series. 2. Question 1 has the student find slopes of secant and tangent lines for a given function, and find the equation of a tangent line. 3. Question 2 has the student evaluate limits using a graph provided. 4. Question 3 asks the student to find the limit as x approaches 2 for a piecewise function, and states the limit does not exist.

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Math 31 Assignment: Limits and Continuity

1. The document is a math assignment asking the student to solve limits problems. It contains 6 questions involving calculating limits, determining continuity, and determining convergence of series. 2. Question 1 has the student find slopes of secant and tangent lines for a given function, and find the equation of a tangent line. 3. Question 2 has the student evaluate limits using a graph provided. 4. Question 3 asks the student to find the limit as x approaches 2 for a piecewise function, and states the limit does not exist.

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Name: _________________

MacNeill Date: __________________


Math 31 Mark: ______
Limits 41

Assignment 1

Show all of your work for full marks.

1. Let P(1,0) be a point on the graph of f ( x) = 6 x − 6 x 2 . Let Q( x,6 x − 6 x 2 ) be


on the graph.
(1 mark each)
a) Find the slope of the secant line PQ for each given value for Q .
x=3 x=2 x = 1.5 x = 1.01

𝑚𝑚 = −18 𝑚𝑚 = −12 𝑚𝑚 = −9 𝑚𝑚 = −6.06

b) Use your answer to question a) to guess the slope of the tangent to


f (x) at P .

𝑚𝑚 = −6

c) What is the equation of the tangent line in question b)?

6𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 − 6 = 0

2. Answer each using the graph below.


(1 mark each)

a) lim f ( x) = 5 b) lim f ( x) = 3
x → −5 x→2

c) lim f ( x) = does not exist d) lim f ( x) = 0


x →0 x →4
2

3x + 2 if x < 2

3. Find the lim f ( x) , where f ( x) = 5 if x = 2 .
x→ 2
 x 2 + 3 if x > 2

(3 marks)

lim 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) does not exist


𝑥𝑥→2

4. Evaluate the following limits:


(2 marks each)
2
2 x − 12 x − 6x + 5
a) lim 2
b) lim
x →6 x − x − 30 x →1 x −1

2
= 11 = −4

1 1
−
 2x2 6x 
c) lim  + d) lim 4 + x 4
x →3 x − 3
 3 − x  x →0 x

1
=6 = − 16

x− 3
e) lim
x →3 x −3

1 √3
= 2√3 = 6
3
5. Determine the points where the function f below is not continuous (is
discontinuous).
(9 marks)

Discontinuous at 𝑥𝑥 = −2,0,2
Reminder you need to show all
your supporting work.

6. Explain if the following converge or not. If they converge, calculate the


number to which it converges.
(3 marks each)
n
∞
−2 ∞
6 ∞
2n
a) ∑1  9  b) ∑1 n c) ∑1 3n+1

2 2
= − 11 does not converge =3

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