Series 0 N 0 - Mathematics 1

Series N ◦ 0
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Level: 2nd Bac SEOA

Exercise 1.
Calculate the following limits:
√ √
x+2 7. lim x2 + 7 − x 2 sin x − 2
1. lim x→−∞ 13. lim
3
x→0 x + x + 5 π
x→0 2x −
2. lim x2 − 2x2 + x − 8 3x2 + 2x − 2 2
x→2 8. lim
x→+∞ x2 + 1 1 − cos(x)
2x − 2 √ 14. lim
3. lim 2 9. lim 2x2 + x + 1 − x x→π sin x
x→1 x + 4x − 5 x→+∞
√ 15. lim
x+3
4. lim −5x4 − 2x2 + x − 1 x+2 x x→2+ x−2
x→−∞ 10. lim
x→+∞ x − 3
√ √
x2 + 1 − x + 3 √ x+3
5. lim 11. lim 5x2 + x − 1 + 2x + 1 16. lim
x→2 x−2 x→−∞ x→2− x−2
√
x+2−2 tan(3x) 3x − 2x2
6. lim 12. lim 17. lim
x→2 x−2 x→0 sin(x) x→−1+ x − x3

Exercise 2.

2x2 − x + 1
Let f be the function defined by: f (x) =
x−2
1. Determine Df , the domain of definition of f .

2. Calculate the limits of f at the boundaries of Df .

Exercise 3.

 1 1
x3 − if x >
Let f be the function defined by: f (x) = 8 2

1 − 2x
1
if x ≤
2
1. Calculate lim f (x) and lim f (x).
+ −
x→ 12 x→ 12

1
2. Does f have a limit at x = ?
2

Exercise 4.
{
2x2 + 3x + 1 if x > 0
Let a be a real number, and f the function defined on R by: f (x) =
ax + 1 if x ≤ 0

1. Determine a such that the function f is differentiable at 0.

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Exercise 5.
Find the derivative of the function f in each of the following cases:
1 √
1. f (x) = x5 − x3 + 7x2 + 1 5. f (x) = x2 + 3x + 1
2
√ 1
x+1 6. f (x) = 2 x −
2. f (x) = x
x−2
−x2 5x2 + 8x + 4
3. f (x) = 7. f (x) =
x−2 (x + 2)2

x+1 sin(2x − 8) cos x

4. f (x) = 8. f (x) =
x−2 sin2 x

Exercise 6.
Let f be the function defined by the following table of variations:

1. Determine Df , the domain of definition of f .

2. Calculate the following limits:

• lim f (x) • lim f (x)

x→+∞ x→−∞
• lim f (x) • lim f (x)
x→3+ x→3−

3. Solve in R the equation f (x) = 0.

4. Solve in R the inequality f (x) < 0.

5. Solve in R the inequality f (x) > 0.

6. Determine the sign of f ′ (x).

7. Construct the table of variation of f .

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Exercise 7.
1
Let f be the function defined by: f (x) = 3(x − 1) + Let (Cf ) be the graph of f in an orthonormal
(x − 1)3
coordinate system (O;⃗i; ⃗j).

1. Determine Df , the domain of definition of f .

2. Calculate lim f (x) and lim f (x).

x→+∞ x→1+

(x2 − 2x)(x2 − 2x + 2)
3. 1. Show that f is differentiable on Df and that: ∀x ∈ Df , f ′ (x) = 3
(x − 1)4
2. Study the variations of f on ]1; +∞[.

4. 1. Show that A(1; 0) is a center of symmetry of (Cf ).

2. Show that (Cf ) admits, near +∞, an oblique asymptote which will be determined.
3. Draw (Cf ).

5. Solve graphically the inequality: f (x) − 3x + 2 ≥ 0, for x ∈ R.

Exercise 8.
√
Let f be the function defined on R+ by: f (x) = 2(x−2) x−x Let (Cf ) be the graph of f in an orthonormal
coordinate system (O;⃗i; ⃗j).

1. 1. Show that lim f (x) = +∞.

x→+∞
f (x)
2. Calculate lim ; then interpret the result geometrically.
x→+∞ x
2. Study the right-hand differentiability of f at 0 and interpret the result geometrically.
√ √
′ ( x − 1)(3 x + 2)
3. 1. Show that: f (x) = √ for all x in R∗+ .
x
2. Study the sign of f ′ (x) on R∗+ and then construct the table of variations of f .

4. Calculate f (2) and f (3), then draw (Cf ) (unit: 2 cm).

( )
5. Determine graphically, according to the values of m, the number of solutions to the equation: f sin(t) =
m, t ∈ [0; π]
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Exercise 9.
Let f be the function defined by the following variation table:

1. Determine Df , the domain of definition of f .

2. Find f (−2) and f (2).

3. Determine the extrema of f .

4. Determine the sign of f for all x in Df .

Exercise 10.
( )n
1
Let un and vn be two numerical sequences such that: un = 5n + 1 and vn = 3 × , for all n ∈ N
2

1. 1. Calculate u0 and u20 .

2. Show that (un ) is an arithmetic sequence, specifying its common difference.
3. Calculate: S1 = u0 + u1 + · · · + u20 .

2. 1. Calculate v0 .
2. Show that (vn ) is a geometric sequence, specifying its common ratio.
3. Calculate: S2 = v0 + v1 + · · · + v10 .

Exercise 11.

u0 = 1 2
Let (un ) be the sequence defined by: ∀n ∈ N : 2 We set: vn =
un+1 = 1 − un
2 − un

1. Show that (vn ) is an arithmetic sequence, specifying its common difference and its first term.

2. Express vn as a function of n, then deduce un as a function of n.

3. Let Sn = v0 + v1 + · · · + vn . Express Sn as a function of n.