MATH101

PROBLEM SET

1. Evaulate the following limits.

p p
x x 6 x2 2x x + x 36 x3 4x + 1
a) limx!9 b) limx!9 p c) limx!1
x2 81 x 2 x 3 x3 2x2 + 1
Ans: 5=108 Ans: 15 Ans: 1
p
x24 1 x x+2
d) limx!1 e) limx!2
x16 1 x 2 4
Ans: 3=2 Ans: 3=16
p p p
3
p
4
3x + 10 3x2 + 4 x 1 x 1
f ) limx!2 p f ) limx!1+ p p
4
x x+2 x 1 x 1
Ans: 3=2 Ans: 1

2. Evaulate the following limits.

sin 3x tan 2x (cos 6x 1) sin (x3 8) sin2 2x sin2 2x cos x

a) limx!0 c) limx!2 b) limx!0
18x4 tan (x2 4) x3 tan x
Ans: 6 Ans: 3 Ans: 2
p p p
2 cos x 2 sin x cos8 x sin8 x cos x cos 2x
d) limx! 4 4
e) limx! 4 f ) limx!0
1 tan x 1 tan x p p x
Ans: 1=4 Ans: 1=2 Ans: 3= 2

(cos x cos 7x) (1 cos 2x) 1 + cos 2x

g) limx!0 h) limx! 2 p
x3 tan x 1 3 sin x
Ans: 48 Ans: 12

3. By using squeeze theorem evaulate the following limits.

1 1
a) limx!0 x3 cos 1
x2
b) limx!2 (x 2)3 ecos( x 2 ) c) limx!0 x2 esgn( x )
Ans: 0 Ans: 0 Ans: 0
1

2 1 sin x + sgn(x) + 1 eb x +1c cos (x2 + 1)

d) limx!0 x arctan x
e) limx!1 limx!1
x2 + 4 ex + ln (x)
Ans: 0 Ans: 0 Ans: 0

4. By using boundedness of proper functions, show that each one of the limits in question 3 is 0.
5. Evaulate the following limits.

(x 2) :sgn (x2 4) (x 2) :sgn (x2 4) jx3 8j

a) limx!2 b) limx!2 c) limx!2
x+2 x2 4 x2 3x + 2
Ans: 0 Ans: DN E Ans: DN E

jx3 4x2 + 4xj bx2 4c (x 2) bx2 4c (x 2)

d) limx!2 e) limx!2 f ) limx!2
x2 3x + 2 x2 4 x2 1
Ans: 0 Ans: DN E Ans: 0

(x 1) sgn (x2 x4 ) (x 1)2 sgn (x2 x4 )

f ) limx!1 f ) limx!1
x2 1 x2 1
Ans: DN E Ans: 0

6. Evaulate the following limits.

p p p p
16x + 4 + 4x + 2 16x2 + 4 + 4x2 + 2
a) limx!1 p p b) limx! 1 p p
x+2+ x+1 x2 + 2 + x2 + 1
Ans: 3 Ans: 3
p p p
c) limx!1 x2 + 2x x d) limx!1 x2 + 2x x2 + x + 1
Ans: 1 Ans: 1=2
p p p
e) limx! 1 x2 + 2x x f ) limx! 1 x4 + 2x2 2x2 + 2x + 1
Ans: 1 Ans: 1
q p q p
p p p p
x+4 x+2 x+ x+ x x x+ x
g) limx!1 p p h) limx!1 p p p p
x+2 x+1 x+2 x x+ x
Ans: 2 Ans: 2

7. Evaulate the following limits.

ex+1 + x 1 ex+1 + x 1
a) limx!1 b) limx! 1
2x + 3x+1 2x + 3x+1
Ans: 1 Ans: 0

ex+1 + sin x 4x3 + ln x + sin x + 1

c) limx!1 d) limx!1
3x+1 + ln x x + ln x
Ans: 1 Ans: 0

x2 x2
e) limx!1 ln (ex2 + 2x) ln (x2 + 1) f ) limx!1 log3
x 3 x+3
Ans: 1 Ans: log3 6
 8. Find the number c > 0 such that the function
8
>
> sin (cx)
< + cos (cx) f or x < 0
f (x) = x
>
>
: (x + 4)3 + (3e3x )3 + 11 f or x 0

is continuous everywhere.
Ans: 101

9. Find the number c > 0 such that the function

8
>
> 1
< 2x + (x 1011) sin f or x < 1011
x 1011
f (x) =
>
>
:
c (x 1010) 1 f or x 1011

is continuous everywhere.
Ans: 2023

10. Let a function f : [ 6; 6] ! R is de…ned as

8 j k
> x
>
> + 1 f or x < 4
< 2
f (x) =
>
> 4 sin ( (x 4)) x
>
: arctan f or x 4
x 2 16 4
Determine for which x values the function f is discontinuous.

11. Show that x5 4x + 1 = 0 has at least one solution

12. Show that arctan x = 7 x3 has at least one solution.