LIMITS WORKSHEET #1

Find the indicated limit. Which method is most appropriate: Direct Substitution,
Numerical, Analytic or Graphical?

1. lim (3 x 2) sin 4 x
x 3 7. lim
x 0 sin 2 x

x3 1
2. lim 1
x 1 x 1 1
8. lim x
2x2 x 3 x 1 x 1
3. lim
x 1 x 1 2 2
9. lim
x 1 0 sin 2
4. lim
x 0 x
s s 1
x 10. lim f ( s ) ; where f ( s )
5. lim 2
s 1
1 s s 1
x 3 x 2x 3
lim f (s) ; where s s3
( x x)3 x 3 11. s
31
f (s)
6. lim 6 s s 3
x 0 x

Find the discontinuities (if any) for each function. Identify which are Removable and
which are Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite? Analyze each initially
without a graph, then draw a sketch afterwards to confirm.

1 2 x 3 x 1
12. f ( x) 2 17. f ( x)
x 1 x
2
x 1
x
13. f ( x) x5
2
x 1 x 1
18. f ( x) 3
14. f ( x) [[ x 3]] 3 x 3 x 1
3x 2 x 2 cos x x0
15. f ( x) 19. f ( x)
x 1
x 2 x0
x 1
16. f ( x)
2x 2
ANSWERS: 14. Nonremovable @ every integer
15. Removable @ x = 1
1. -7 16. Removable @ x = -1
2. 1
3. -5
4.
5.
6. 3x^2
7. 2
8. -1/2
9. 1
10. DNE
11. 3
12. None, contin (-,)
13. Nonremovable @ x = +/-1
 LIMITS WORKSHEET #2
Find the indicated limit.

tan 2 y
1. lim 9. lim
0 sin y 0 3y

tan 10. lim cot 2

2. lim 0
0
sin 2 x
sin x 11. lim
3. lim x 0 2 x 2 x
x 0 3x

sin 5 x 12. lim tan 2 x csc 4 x

x 0
4. lim
x 0 sin 3 x

13. lim cot x sin 4 x

x 0
x
5. lim
x 0 sin 3 x
1 cos 2 x
14. lim
sin 2
x 0 x2
6. lim
0 tan 3 x
15. lim
1 cos
x 0 tan 2 x
7. lim
0 x2
16. lim
x 0 sin x
3x
8. lim
x 0 sin 5 x

Answers:

1. 1 9. 2
3
2. 1
10. 1
3. 1 2
3
11. 2
4. 5
3 12. 1
2
5. 1
3 13. 4
6. 0 14. 1
7. 0 15. 3
2
8. 3
5 16. 0
 LIMITS WORKSHEET #3
Find the indicated limit.

3 3cos x x 2 3x
1. lim 11. lim
x 0 x x x 0 x

2. lim tan x 12. lim sec

x

x x 2
3. lim sec 13. lim
x 7 6 x 4 x4

x x 1 tan 2 x
4. lim f ( x); where f ( x) ; 14. lim
x 1
2 x x 1 x 0 x
(Graphically)
15. lim(1 cos 2h)
h 0
2 x
5. lim 2
x 2 x 4
x 1
16. lim
x 1 x 1
5 x3 1
6. lim
x 10 x 3 3 x 2 7
17. lim sec x
x
2
x 1 2
7. lim
x 3 x3 5( x x) 2 5 x 2
18. lim
x 0 x
2
8. lim
x 3 x 2 x3 2 x 2 3x 1
19. lim
x x2 x 2
x
9. lim sin
x 1 2 20. lim( x 3) 2
x

x
1
10. lim 1
x
x

Find the interval for which the function is continuous.

21. f ( x) x x 3 1
23. f ( x)
( x 1) 2
x 1
22. f ( x)
x 1
24. f ( x)
x4 3
 Find the discontinuities (if any) for the given function. State whether they are
Removable, Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite. Use your TI-83/84 to verify
your responses.

1 x 3 x 3
25. f ( x) 29. f ( x) 2
2
x 4 x x 6 x 3
x 1
26. f ( x) 2 x x2
2
x x2 30. f ( x) 2
x 4x 1 x 2
x
27. f ( x) cos x
2 tan x 1
31. f ( x) 4
x x 1 x x 1

28. f ( x) 2 x 1
2 x 1 x 1

Answers:
1. 1 16. 1
2. 0 17.
3. 2 18. 10x
3
19.
4. 1
20. 0
5. 1 21. [3, )
4
6. 1 22. (0, )
2
23. (,1) (1, )
7. 1
4 24. (4,13) (13, )
8. -2 25. Continuous for (, )
9. 1
26. 1, Removable; -2 Nonremovable Infinite
10. 2.718 e
27. Continuous for (, )
11. -3
28. 1, Removable
12.
29. Continuous for (, )
13. 1
4 30. 2, Nonremovable Jump
14. 0 31. Continuous for (, )
15. 2
 LIMIT WORKSHEET #4
Find each of the following limits.

4 x3 6 x 2 3 13
1
1. lim 13. lim x
x 5 x3 7 x 2 9 x 3 x 3

9 x4 7 x2 8x 2 2 x
2. lim 14. lim
x 4 x 5 3 x 12 x 0 x

3x3 7 x 2 5 x 1 15. lim [[ x]]

3. lim x 3
x 7 x2 2x 5
16. lim [[ x 2]]
(1) x x 3
4. lim
x x
1
17. lim
x 3 x 3
1
5. lim sec
x x
1
18. lim
x 2 25 x 3 x 3
6. lim
x 5 x 5
19. lim tan x
x
2
x4
7. lim
x 4 x 2 20. lim csc x
x

x2 5x 6
8. lim 1
x
x 3 x 3 21. lim
x 3

x3 1
9. lim 22. lim f ( x) ; where
x 1 x 1
x 1

2x x 1
x f ( x)
10. lim 3 x x 1
x 0 x
x2 x2
x4 23. lim g ( x) ; where g ( x)
11. lim x 2
2 x x2
x 4 x 4

2 x
12. lim
x 2 x

Answers:
1. 4 13. 1
5 9
2. 0 1
14.
3. 2 2
4. 0 15. 3
5. 1 16. 4
6. 10 17. Does not exist
7. 4 18.
8. 1 19. Does not exist
9. 3 20.
10. 1 21. 0
11. -1 22. 2 23. Does not exist
12. 0
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