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    1. The document provides 10 solutions to limit problems. It evaluates limits as x approaches various values like 0, 2, -2, and infinity. 2. The solutions use techniques like plugging values in, factoring, and comparing degrees of polynomials to evaluate the limits. Special cases like limits resulting in 0/0 are handled using factoring to cancel out terms. 3. The types of limits encountered include polynomial, rational, trigonometric, and exponential functions. Limits are found to be finite numbers, infinity, and zero, depending on the behavior of the functions.

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    Exercise 01 Solutions: Limits

    By: Andrew Kerr Available at www.engineeringcorps.org

    Answers 1. limx0 x2 sin(x) = 0 2. limx


    1 x

    =0

    1 3. limx0 x2 cos x = 0

    4. limx2 x2 + 2x + 4 = 12 5. limx0
    ex +1 2

    =1 =2

    6. limx2

    x2 +6x+8 x+2

    7. limx 6x4 3x2 15x = 8. limx 9. limx3


    8x3 +9x2 +2 9x3 +6

    =
    9 11

    8 9

    x2 +3x18 x2 +5x24

    10. limx

    5x2 +8 15x3 +9x2 +6x

    =0

    Solutions 1. limx0 x2 sin(x) = 0


    To evaluate this limit, we need to use Squeeze Theorem. Using our knowledge of trigonometry, we know that the bounds of sin(x) are -1 and 1. Setting up our inequality we get: 1 sin(x) 1 Now, we multiply through by x2 and get:

    x2 x2 sin(x) x2 1

    Plugging in 0 for x we get:

    0 x2 sin(x) 0

    So, our graph of x2 sin(x) approaches 0 as x approaches 0. Therefore, limx0 x2 sin(x) is equal to 0.

    2. limx

    1 x

    =0
    1 x

    For this problem, we plug straight into 1

    and we get:

    Whenever a constant is divided by a really large number (i.e. ), the limit is equal to 0. (Please note it is not actually zero, the limit is just 0.) Therefore, limx
    1 x

    is equal to 0.

    1 3. limx0 x2 cos x = 0

    To evaluate this limit, we need to use Squeeze Theorem. Using our knowledge of trigonometry, we know that the bounds of cos(x) are -1 and 1. Setting up our inequality we get: 1 1 cos( ) 1 x NOTE: Since
    1 x

    is inside cos(x), cos(x) is still going to be between -1 and 1.

    Now, we multiply through by x2 and get: 1 x2 x2 cos( ) x2 x

    Plugging in 0 for x we get: 1 0 x2 cos( ) 0 x


    1 1 So, our graph of x2 cos( x ) approaches 0 as x approaches 0. Therefore, limx0 x2 cos x

    is equal to 0.

    4. limx2 x2 + 2x + 4 = 12
    To evaluate this limit, we can just plug 2 directly into the equation and get our answer: 12.

    5. limx0

    ex +1 2

    =1

    Our rst step to evaluate this limit is to plug in zero: e0 + 1 2 Since e0 is equal to 1, we are left with
    1+1 2

    which is just 1.

    6. limx2

    x2 +6x+8 x+2

    =2

    To solve this limit, let us plug in -2 into the problem: (2)2 + 6(2) + 8 2 + 2 Plugging in -2 for x makes the bottom 0 which is unsolvable! But, lets factor and see if anything can cancel: (x + 4)(x + 2) x+2 3

    The x + 2 on the top and bottom can cancel just leaving us with limx2 x + 4. Plugging in -2 for x, we get 2. ***

    Extra: What type of discontinuity does

    x2 +6x+8 x+2

    have and where?

    There is a removable discontinuity at x = 2, which is called a hole.

    7. limx 6x4 3x2 15x =


    Before solving this problem, lets factor out an x4 : 3 15 3) 2 x x

    lim x4 (6

    Now we can easily evaluate the limit by looking at each individual term. limx x4 = , limx
    3 x2

    = 0, and limx

    15 x3

    = 0. Now, lets plug in each 0 limit into

    the equation: lim x x4 (6 0 0) which gives us:

    lim 6x4

    Which is just .

    8. limx

    8x3 +9x2 +2 9x3 +6

    8 9

    For this problem, lets look at the degree on both the top and the bottom. On top, we have a degree of 3 and, on the bottom, we have the same. This means that we can just take the leading coecients: 8 and -9. Therefore, we get
    8 9

    as our answer.

    9. limx3

    x2 +3x18 x2 +5x24

    9 11

    When we plug in 3, we get 0 in the denominator, which is not allowed. To solve this limit, lets factor out both the numerator and the denominator and see if anything cancels:
    x3

    lim

    (x 3)(x + 6) (x 3)(x + 8)

    Since x 3 is in both the numerator and the denominator, we can cancel it out. After cancelling, we get:
    x3

    lim

    x+6 x+8

    Plugging in 3 for x, we get

    9 11 ,

    which is our answer. ***

    Extra: What types of discontinuities does where?


    There is a hole at x = 3 and an asymptote at x = 8.

    x2 +3x18 x2 +5x24

    have and

    10. limx

    5x2 +8 15x3 +9x2 +6x

    =0

    To solve this limit, we look at the degrees on both the top and the bottom. Since the degree on the top is less than the degree on the bottom, the limit is just 0.

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