Calculus
Course code:CS2806
Problem set : 1
Functions
In all problems, f (x) is real.
1. Let f (x) = 1 − e−x . Then f 12 is,
√
2 − x2 − 4
2. Let f (x) = . Then f (3) is,
16 − x2
3. Let f (x) = 2x2 − 4x + 3. Then the value of x such that f (x) = 0 is,
4. If f (x) = 3x + 5, find f (2) and f (−3).
1
5. Let f (x) = . Then f (x) = 0 when,
1 + ex
6. If f (x) = a sin(x), find x so that f (x) = 0.
1 1
7. If f (x) = , then the value of f (x) at x = is,
1 2
1+ 1
1+ x
8. The function that computes the area of an equilateral triangle of side
x is,
9. The function that computes the displacement as a function of time of
a car that is accelerating at 2 m/s2 is,
1
10. The function that determines the velocity of a car at an instant of time
that is accelerating at 3 m/s2 is,
11. The function that gives the CDF of a continuous random variable X
that denotes randomly choosing a real number between −5 to 5.
12. Find the domain and range of the following functions:
√
2 − x2 − 4
(a) f (x) =
36 − x2
1
(b) f (x) =
1
1+
1 + x1
√
(c) f (x) = 4 − 2 x2 − 9
(d) f (x) = sin(x)
(e) f (x) = ln(x)
1
(f) f (x) =
1 + e−x
r
1
(g) f (x) =
−x2 − 7x − 10
(h) f (x) = e1/x
1
(i) f (x) =
|x|
√
r
2
1
(j) f (x) = x − 3x + 2 +
3 + 2x − x2
p
(k) f (x) = |x − 1| − 1
e−x
(l) f (x) = , where [x] is the greatest integer function of x
1 + [x]
√
(m) f (x) = 25 − x2
13. If f (x) = x2 + λx + 1 is an even function, then find the value of λ.
x2 − 4
14. Determine whether f (x) = is a function. Justify your answer.
x−2
2
Graphs of Functions
1. Sketch the graph of f (x) = |x − 3| and identify its vertex.
2. How does a vertical shift affect the graph of a function? Illustrate with
f (x) + k.
3. If g(x) = 2x2 − 3x + 1, determine where the graph intersects the x-axis
and y-axis.
Composite Functions
1. If f (x) = 2x − 4 and g(x) = x2 then find (f ◦ g)(x) = f (g(x)).
2. In problem 1 above, what is (g ◦ f )(x)?
3. The area of a circle as a function of time whose radius is gradually
increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s is,
√ 1
4. If f (x) = x, g(x) = and h(x) = x2 , find (f ◦ g ◦ h). Calculate
4−x
(f ◦ g ◦ h)(2).
√
r
1
5. If f (x) = x2 , g(x) = 4 − x, h(x) = , find (h◦(f ◦g)(g◦f ))(4).
x−1
√ x2 + x3
6. If f (x) = x2 − 5 and g(x) = , what is (f ◦ g)(x)? Calculate
1+x
the value of the composite function at x = 5.
1
7. If f (x) = x2 + 3 and g(f (x)) = , find g(x).
x2
8. If f (x) = x2 − 7x + 5 and (f ◦ g)(x) = x2 + 3, find g(x).
9. If g(x) = x1/3 and (f ◦ g)(x) = 4x − 3, what is f (x)?
10. Let g(x) = 3x − 2. Find a function f (x) such that (f ◦ g)(x) = 18x2 −
36x + 19.
11. Given f (x) = e−x . If (g ◦ f )(x) = x − 2, what is g(x)?
3
12. If (f ◦ g)(x) = ln(x) − 1 and g(x) = ex , find f (x).
13. If f (x) = x3 and g(x) = |x|, then at x = 0, find g ◦ f and f ◦ g, if any.
1
14. If f (x) = 2 and g(x) = 0 are two real functions. If their composition
x
f ◦ g is defined, then find it.
√
15. Let g(x) = 6 − 2x and h(x) = 2x2 − 3x + a, then
(a) Evaluate h(g(2)),
(
g(x), x ≤ 1
(b) f (x) = , find a so that f (x) is continuous.
h(x), x > 1
Limits and Continuity
Obtain the limit of the following functions:
−1
4 1 − 3x + x2 x4 − 1
1. f (x) = limx→1 − + 3
1 1 − x3
1
x2 − 3
x −
x x
sin{x}
2. f (x) = limx→1 , where {x} is the fractional part of x.
{x}
x4/3 − 84/3
3. f (x) = limx→8
x−8
x2 − 1
4. limx→1
x−1
5. limx→ π x sin(x)
2
f (x)2 − 9
6. Let f : R → [0, ∞] be such that limx→5 f (x) exists and limx→5 p =
|x − 5|
0, then find limx→5 f (x).
7. Let f (x) = x[x], where [x] is the integral part, and x is not an integer.
f (a + h) − f (a)
Then find limh→0 , where a is not an integer.
h
4
8. Let f : [−1, 1] → R be defined as
(
−x, x ≤ 0
f (x) =
1, x>0
Obtain left hand limit and right hand limit.
9. If
sin(x2 )
, x ̸= 0
f (x) = x
1, x=0
then find limx→0 f (x).
x2 − 9
10. limx→3
x−3
5x2 + 7
11. limx→∞
2x2 − 3x + 1
x2 − 1
12. Does limx→−1 exist? Why or why not?
x+1