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MATH2050a Mathematical Analysis I: Exercise 5 Suggested Solution

This document provides solutions to exercises on limits from a mathematical analysis course. It contains: 1) Proofs that the limits (a) limx→3 (2x+3)/(4x-9) = 3 and (b) limx→6 (x^2 - 3x)/(x+3) = 2 exist using the epsilon-delta definition of a limit. 2) Demonstrations that the limits (c) limx→0 (x + sgn(x)) and (d) limx→0 sin(1/x^2) do not exist by exhibiting two different sequences converging to 0 with different limit values.

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MATH2050a Mathematical Analysis I: Exercise 5 Suggested Solution

This document provides solutions to exercises on limits from a mathematical analysis course. It contains: 1) Proofs that the limits (a) limx→3 (2x+3)/(4x-9) = 3 and (b) limx→6 (x^2 - 3x)/(x+3) = 2 exist using the epsilon-delta definition of a limit. 2) Demonstrations that the limits (c) limx→0 (x + sgn(x)) and (d) limx→0 sin(1/x^2) do not exist by exhibiting two different sequences converging to 0 with different limit values.

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MATH2050a Mathematical Analysis I

Exercise 5 suggested Solution

11. Use the definition of limit to prove the following.


2x+3 x2 −3x
(a) limx→3 4x−9 =3, (b)limx→6 x+3 =2.
Solution:
2x+3
(a) Let f (x) = 4x−9 , then |f (x) − 3| = | 30−10x
4x−9 |. For each  > 0, choose

δ() = min{1, 10 }, then ∀x ∈ (3 − δ(), 3 + δ()), we have
1
| 4x−9 | ≤ 1, |30 − 10x| < 
2x+3
Hence, |f (x) − 3| ≤ 1 × , we have limx→3 4x−9 = 3.
x2 −3x
(b) Let f (x) = x+3 , then
2
−5x−6
|f (x) − 2| = | x x+3 | = | x+1
x+3 ||x − 6| = |1 −
2
x+3 ||x − 6|.

For each  > 0, choose δ() = min{1, 2 }, then ∀x ∈ (6 − δ(), 6 + δ()), we have
2 2 
|1 − x+3 | ≤1+ |x+3| < 2, |x − 6| < 2
x2 −3x
Hence, |f (x) − 2| ≤ 2 × 2 , we have limx→6 x+3 = 2.
12. Show that the following limit does not exist.
(c) limx→0 (x + sgn(x)) (x > 0) , (d)limx→0 sin( x12 ) .
Solution:
1 −1
(c) Let {xn } be a sequence, xn = n, n ∈ N ; {yn } be a sequence, yn = n ,
n ∈ N . Then we have
lim(xn + sgn(xn )) = 1, lim(yn + sgn(yn )) = −1
Notice that limxn = limyn = 0, by thm 4.1.9, limx→0 (x + sgn(x)) doesn’t exist.
(d) Similarly, let xn = √1 , n ∈ N ; yn = √ 1
, n ∈ N . Then we have
nπ 2nπ+π/2
limsin( x12 ) = 0, limsin( y12 ) = 1
n n

Notice that limxn = limyn = 0, by thm 4.1.9, limx→0 sin( x12 ) doesn’t exist.

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