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45. Column-I Column-II

ax
(A) lim (a > 0) can be equal to (P) lim x(e1/ x - 1)
x ®¥ a x + 1 x ®¥

LT0048
sin(e x - 2 - 1) ax + bx + c x - 3
(B) lim is equal to (Q) lim (a, b,c > 0 & abc = 1)
x ® 2 log(x - 1) x ®0 x
LT0049

lim
( l n x - 1) e e 4 x - e 3x
(C) is equal to (R) lim
x ®e x -e x ®0 x
LT0050
x(5x - 1) 1
(D) lim
x ®0 1 - cos x 4 ln5 is equal to (S)
( ) 2
LT0051
(T) 0
EXERCISE (O-2)
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
sin(a + 3h) - 3sin(a + 2h) + 3sin(a + h) - sin a
1. lim is equal to
h ®0 h3
(A) cosa (B) –cosa (C) sina (D) sina cosa
LT0052
2. limp tan 2 x( 2sin 2 x + 3sin x + 4 - sin 2 x + 6sin x + 2) is equal to
x®
2

3 1 1 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 6 12 12
LT0053
æ x +1 x ö
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3. lim x ç arctan - arctan

x + 2 ÷ø
is equal to
x ®¥
è x+2
1 1
(A) (B) - (C) 1 (D) D.N.E
2 2
LT0054
tan(a + 2h) - 2 tan(a + h) + tan a
4. lim is equal to
h ®0 h2
(A) tana (B) tan2a (C) seca (D) 2(sec2a)(tana)
LT0055
1/ x
æ 1ö
5. lim ç 2 x -1 + ÷ equals
x ®0 è 2ø
1
(A) 2 (B) ln2 (C) ln2 (D) 2
2
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1

If Lim ( cos x + a 3 sin ( b 6 x ) ) x = e512 , then the value of ab is equal to

2
6.
x ®0

(A) –512 (B) 512 (C) 8 (D) 8 8

LT0057
sin ( 3 x ) ln(1 + 3x)
7. The value of lim is equal to
( tan -1 x ) ( e5 - 1)
x ®0 2 (3 x)

1 3 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5 5
LT0058
8. The figure shows an isosceles triangle ABC with ÐB = ÐC. The bisector
A
of angle B intersects the side AC at the point P. Suppose that BC remains
fixed but the altitude AM approaches 0, so that A®M (mid-point of BC).
Limiting value of BP, is P
a a 2a 3a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 3 4 B C
M
where a is fixed side BC.
LT0059
sec x q - tan x q - 1
9. The value of lim is equal to
x ®2 x-2
(A) sec2q. ln secq + tan2q. ln tanq (B) sec2q. ln tanq + tan2q. ln secq
(C) sec2q. ln tanq – tan2q. ln secq (D) sec2q. ln secq – tan2q. ln tanq
LT0060
é 1 - x, 0 £ x £ 1
10. Consider the function f(x) = ê x + 2, 1 < x < 2 . Let lim f(f(x)) = l and lim f(f(x)) = m then which
x®2
êë 4 - x, 2 £ x £ 4 x®1

one of the following hold good ?

(A) l exists but m does not. (B) m exists but l does not.
(C) Both l and m exist (D) Neither l nor m exist.
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1
11. If f(x) = ex, then lim f(f(x)) {f (x)} is equal to (where {x} denotes fractional part of x).
x ®0

(A) f(1) (B) f(0) (C) 0 (D) does not exist

LT0062
æp ö
cos ç cos 2 x ÷
12. Let ƒ(x) be a quadratic function such that ƒ(0) = ƒ(1) = 0 & ƒ(2) = 1, then lim è2 ø is
2
x ®0 ƒ (x)
equal to
p
(A) (B) p (C) 2p (D) 4p
2
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[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

3x 2 + a 2 - x 2 + 3a 2
13. If l = lim then -
x ®a (x - a)
(A) l = 1 " a Î ¡ (B) l = 1 " a > 0 (C) l = –1 " a < 0 (D) l = D.N.E. if a = 0
LT0064
14. Which of the following limits vanish ?
sin x arc tan x x + sin x arc sin x
(A) lim (B) lim (C) lim (D) lim
x ®¥ x x ®¥ x x ®¥ x + cos x x ®1 px
tan
2
LT0065
15. Which of the following statement are true for the function ƒ defined for –1 < x < 3 in the figure
shown.
y
(A) lim+ ƒ(x) = 1
x ®-1 2

(B) lim ƒ(x) does not exist 1

x ®2

x
(C) xlim ƒ(x) = 2 1 0 1 2 3
®1-

(D) xlim ƒ(x) = lim- ƒ(x)

® 0+ x ®0

LT0066

16. Let f(x) = x + x 2 + 2x and g(x) = x 2 + 2x – x, then

(A) lim g(x) = 1 (B) lim f(x) = 1 (C) xlim f(x) = -1 (D) xlim g(x) = -1
x ®¥ x ®¥ ®-¥ ®-¥

LT0067

sin -1 (sin x)
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17. If A = lim
x ®0 cos -1 (cos x)
and B = lim , then (where [.] denotes greatest integer function)-
x ®0 x

(A) A = 1 (B) A does not exist

(C) B = 0 (D) B = 1
LT0068
18. Which of the following limit tends to unity ?
1 - cos x + 2sin x - sin 3 x - x 2 + 3x 4 x
(A) lim (B) lim
x ®0 tan 3 x - 6sin 2 x + x - 5x 3 x ®¥ [x]
1 æ x ö
(C) lim (D) lim ç ÷
x ®¥
( x+ x+ x - x ) x ®¥
ç x+ x+ x ÷
è ø
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19. Which of the following limits does not exist ?
1
(x 2 - 9 - x 2 - 6x + 9)
(A) lim+ ( [ x ] ) x -1 (B) lim
x ®1 x ®3 | x - 1| -2
ln (1- 2x 2 )

lnx
æ 1 - cos(sin x) ö
2 sin 2 x
(C) lim+ (x) (D) lim+ ç ÷
x ®0 x ®0
è x2 ø
(where [.] represents greatest integer function)
LT0070

e x -1 - x
20. The value(s) of 'n' for which lim exists is/are -
x ®1 (x - 1) n

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

LT0071

ì æ (tan x)2n + x 2 ö
æ p pö ï lim ç ÷; x¹0
21. Let f : ç - , ÷ ® ¡, ƒ(x) = í n ®¥ è sin 2 x + (tan x) 2n ø , n Î ¥. Which of the following holds
è 2 2ø ï
î1 ; x=0

good ?

æ p- ö æ p+ ö æ p- ö æ p+ ö
(A) ƒ ç - ÷ = ƒ ç ÷ ƒ -
(B) ç 4 ÷ = ƒ ç- ÷
è 4 ø è 4 ø è ø è 4 ø

æ p- ö æ p+ ö
(C) ƒ ç 4 ÷ = ƒ ç 4 ÷ (D) ƒ(0+) = ƒ(0) = ƒ(0–)
è ø è ø
LT0072

é tan 2 {x} ù
for x > 0 ú
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ê 2
ê x - [x]
2
ú
22. Let ƒ(x) = ê 1 for x = 0 ú where [x] is the step up function and {x} is the fractional part
ê ú
êë {x} cot {x} for x < 0 úû

function of x, then-

(A) xlim ƒ(x) = 1 (B) xlim ƒ(x) = 1

®0+ ®0-

( )
2
(C) cot -1 lim- ƒ(x) =1 (D) None
x®0

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23. lim ƒ(x) does not exist when (where [x] is the step up function, {x} is the fractional part function
x ®c

of x & sgn(x) denotes signum function), then-

(A) ƒ(x) = [[x]] – [2x – 1]; c = 3 (B) ƒ(x) = [x] – x, c = 1

tan ( sgn x )
(C) ƒ(x) = {x}2 – {– x}2, c = 0 (D) ƒ(x) = ,c = 0
sgn x
LT0074
24. Which of the following limits does not exist ?

(A) lim cosec-1 æç

x ö
÷ (B) limsec-1 (sin -1 x)
x ®¥ è x +7ø x ®1

1 cot x
æ æp öö
(C) lim+ xx (D) lim ç tan ç + x÷ ÷
x®0 x ®0 è è8 øø

LT0075
25. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) INCORRECT ?
(A) If lim f(x) and lim g(x) both does not exist then lim f(x) g(x) also does not exist.
x®c x®c x®c

(B) If lim f(x) and lim g(x) both does not exist then lim f ( g(x) ) also does not exist.
x®c x®c x ®c

(C) If lim f(x) exists and lim g(x) does not exist then lim g ( f (x) ) does not exist.
x®c x®c x ®c

(D) If lim f(x) and lim g(x) both exist then lim f ( g(x)) and lim g ( f(x) ) also exist.
x®c x®c x ®c x ®c

LT0076
EXERCISE (S-1)
x 2 - [Link] x + ln x - 1
1. Lim LT0077
x ®1 x -1
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é 100 k ù
ê å x ú - 100
2. Lim ë K =1 û LT0078
x ®1 x -1
1 - tan x
3. Lim LT0079
x®
p
4
1 - 2 sin x

8 é x2 x2 x2 x2 ù
4. Lim 8 ê1 - cos - cos + cos cos ú LT0080
x ®0 x 2 4 2 4û
ë

2 - cos q - sin q
5. Lim LT0081
q®
p
(4q - p) 2
4

æp ö æp ö æp ö æp ö p
sin ç + 4h ÷ - 4sin ç + 3h ÷ + 6sin ç + 2h ÷ - 4sin ç + h ÷ + sin
3 è3 è3 è3 3
6. Lim è ø ø
4
ø ø LT0082
h®0 h
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1
æ x - 1 + cos x ö x
19. Lim ç ÷ LT0095
x ®0
è x ø
20. If n Î ¥ and an = 22 + 42 + 62 + ........ + (2n)2 and bn = 12 + 32 + 52 + ....................+ (2n – 1)2.

a n - bn
Find the value Lim .
n ®¥
n
LT0096
EXERCISE (S-2)
2 n 2 + n -1
æ n2 + n -1 ö
1. Lim ç ÷ LT0097
n ®¥ ç n ÷
è ø
nx
æ a x1 + a x1 + a x1 + ..... + a x1 ö
2. Lim ç 1 2 3 n ÷ , n Î ¥, where a , a , a ,....a > 0 LT0098
x ®¥ ç n ÷ 1 2 3 n
è ø
1/ x
é (1 + x)1/ x ù
3. Lim ê ú LT0099
x ®0
ë e û
a(2x 3 - x 2 ) + b(x 3 + 5x 2 - 1) - c(3x 3 + x 2 )
4. If Lim = 1, then the value of (a + b + c) can be expressed
x ®¥ a(5x 4 - x) - bx 4 + c(4x 4 + 1) + 2x 2 + 5x
p
in the lowest form as . Find the value of (p + q).
q
LT0100
é ln(1 + x) 1+ x
1ù
5. Lim ê - ú LT0101
x ®0
ë x2 xû
¥
æ 4 ö ¥
æ n3 - 1 ö ¥
(1 + n -1 )2
6. Let L = Õ ç1 - 2 ÷ ; M = Õ ç 3 ÷ and N = Õ -1 , then find the value of L +M +N .
–1 –1 –1
n =3 è n ø n=2 è n + 1 ø n =1 1 + 2n
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p
7. A circular arc of radius 1 subtends an angle of x radians, 0 < x < as B
2
C
shown in the figure. The point C is the intersection of the two tangent
lines at A & B. Let T(x) be the area of triangle ABC & let S(x) be the 1
area of the shaded region. Compute :
T(x) x
(a) T(x) (b) S(x) & (c) the limit of as x ® 0. O 1 A
S(x)
LT0103
n
x
8. Let f(x) = Lim
n ®¥
å 3n-1 sin3
n =1 3n and g(x) = x – 4f(x). Evaluate Lim(1 + g(x))
x ® 0
cot x
.
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n
æ q ö
9. If f(n, q) = Õ çè1 - tan
r =1
2

2r
÷ , then compute Lim
ø n ®¥
f(n, q)

LT0105
æx æ x ö ö
x

10. Evaluate Lim ç - xç

x ®¥ ç e
÷ ÷
è è x + 1 ø ÷ø
LT0106
f (x)
11. f(x) is the function such that Lim = 1. If Lim x(1 + a cos x) - bsin x = 1, then find the value of
x ®0 x x ®0 (f (x)) 3

a and b.
LT0107
12. Through a point A on a circle, a chord AP is drawn & on the tangent at A a point T is taken such that
AT = AP. If TP produced meet the diameter through A at Q, prove that the limiting value of AQ when
P moves upto A is double the diameter of the circle.
LT0108
13. At the end points A, B of the fixed segment of length L, lines are drawn meeting in C and making
angles q and 2q respectively with the given segment. Let D be the foot of the altitude CD and let x
represents the length of AD. Find the value of x as q tends to zero i.e. Lim x.
q®0
LT0109
1
2x 2n sin +x
14. Let f(x) = Lim x , n Î ¥, then find
n ®¥ 1+ x 2n

(a) Lim xf(x), (b) Lim

x ®1
f(x), (c) Limf (x) , (d) xLim
®-¥
f (x)
x ®¥ x ®0
LT0110
15. Using Sandwich theorem, evaluate
æ 1 1 1 1 ö
(a) Lim ç + + + ...... + ÷
n ®¥
è n
2
n +1
2
n +2
2
n + 2n ø
2

LT0111
1 2 n
(b) Lim + + ..... +
n ®¥ 1 + n 2
2+n 2
n + n2
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EXERCISE (JM)
f (3x) f (2x)
1. Let f : R ® R be a positive increasing function with lim = 1 . Then lim =
x ®¥ f (x) x ®¥ f (x)

[AIEEE-2010]
2 3
(1) 1 (2) (3) (4) 3
3 2
LT0113
æ 1 - cos{2(x - 2)} ö
2. lim ç ÷÷ [AIEEE-2011]
x ®2 ç x - 2
è ø
1
(1) equals – 2 (2) equals (3) does not exist (4) equals 2
2
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