AP Calculus AB – Worksheet 7 Introduction to Limits

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.
– Ronald Reagan

Answer the following questions.

1 For the function f ( x ) = 5x2 , as the x-value gets closer and closer to 3, f ( x ) gets closer and closer to what
value?

2 x2 − 4
For the function f ( x ) = , as the x-value gets closer and closer to 2, f ( x ) gets closer and closer to what
x−2
value?

3 For the function f ( x ) = e x + 1 , as the x-value gets closer and closer to 0, f ( x ) gets closer and closer to what
value?

The graph of f ( x ) is given below, use the graph to answer the following questions.
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a) lim− f ( x ) b) lim+ f ( x ) c) lim f ( x ) d) f ( 4 )
x →4 x →4 x →4

e) lim− f ( x ) f) lim+ f ( x ) g) lim f ( x ) h) f (1)

x →1 x →1 x →1

5 Use the graph of f ( x ) to estimate the limits and value of the function, or explain why the limit does not exist.

a) lim f ( x ) b) lim+ f ( x ) c) lim f ( x ) d) f ( 4 )

x → 4− x →4 x →4

e) lim f ( x ) f) lim f ( x ) g) lim f ( x ) e) f ( 2 )

x → 2− x → 2+ x →2

6 Answer each statement as either True or False.

a) If f (1) = 5 , then lim f ( x ) exists.
x →1

b) If f (1) = 5 and lim f ( x ) exists, then lim f ( x ) = 5 .

x →1 x →1

c) If lim f ( x ) = 5 , then f (1) = 5 .

x →1
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Use the graph of f ( x ) above to answer each statement as either True or False.

a) lim f ( x ) exists b) lim f ( x ) = 1 c) lim f ( x ) = 0

x →0 x →0 x →0

d) lim f ( x ) = 2 e) lim f ( x ) = −1 f) lim f ( x ) exists for every

x →1 x →1 x →c

point c in ( −3,1) .

g) lim f ( x ) does not exist h) f ( 0) = 0 i) f ( 0) = 1

x →1

j) f (1) = −1 k) f (1) = 2 l) lim f ( x ) exists

x →2

8 x 2 + 7x + 12
Simplify
x 2 − 16
AP Calculus AB – Worksheet 8 Failing Limits; Properties of Limits

Let b and c be real numbers, let n be a positive integer, and let f and g be functions with the following limits:

lim f ( x ) = L and lim g ( x ) = M .

x →c x →c

- lim k = k
x →c
- lim
x →c
x=c - lim  f ( x )  g ( x ) = lim f ( x )  lim g ( x ) = L  M
x →c x →c x →c

f ( x) lim f ( x ) L
- lim  f ( x )  g ( x ) = lim f ( x )  lim g ( x ) = L  M - lim = x →c
= ; M 0
x →c x →c x →c x →c g ( x) lim g ( x ) M
x →c

- lim bf ( x ) = bL - lim n f ( x ) = n L - lim  f ( x ) n = Ln

x →c x →0 x →0

1) Suppose lim f ( x ) = 5 , lim g ( x ) = −2 , and lim h ( x ) = 9 , find

x →c x →c x →c

a) lim  f ( x ) g ( x )  b) lim  f ( x ) − g ( x )

x →c x →c

 g ( x ) + 1
c) lim h ( x ) d) lim  
x →c x →c
 x 

 f ( x) 
e) lim  2h ( x ) − 3g ( x ) f) lim  
x →c x →c
 h ( x ) 

 g ( x) 
g) lim   h) lim  g ( x ) 2
 f ( x ) 
x →c x →c

2) The graphs of f and g are given below. Use the graphs to evaluate each limit.

a) lim  f ( x ) + g ( x ) b) lim f ( g ( x ) )

x →−1 x →3

c) lim  f ( x ) g ( x )  d) lim  2 f ( x ) + 5g ( x )

x →3 x →2

 f ( x) 
e) lim   f) lim  xf ( x )
 g ( x ) 
x →−1 x →2
3) Suppose that lim f ( x ) = 0 and lim g ( x ) = 5 . Determine the following limits.
x →7 x →7

a) lim ( g ( x ) + 5) b) lim xf ( x )
x →7 x →7

 g ( x) 
c) lim g 2 ( x ) d) lim  
 f ( x ) − 1 
x →7 x →7