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2024/25 Semester 1 MH1100 Calculus I Tutorial 3, Week 4

Your tutor will aim to discuss: Problem 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 12

Problem 1 Consider two functions f and g, with the following graphs:

Figure 1. Graphs for Problem 1.

Use these graphs to evaluate the following limits. If the limit does not exist, explain why.
(a) lim [f (x) + g(x)] (b) lim [f (x) + g(x)] (c) lim [f (x)g(x)]
x→2 x→1 x→0p
f (x) 3
(d) lim g(x) (e) lim [x f (x)] (f) lim 3 + f (x)
x→−1 x→2 x→1

Problem 2 Use the limit laws to evaluate the limit

 3
1 + 2x
lim ,
x→1 1 + 4x2 + 4x4

carefully justifying each step.

Problem 3 Evaluate the limit and justify each step by indicating the appropriate Limit
Law(s). !
r
x2
x3 − 7x2 − 4 .
3

lim 1 +
x→8 2x − 8

Problem 4 If lim fx(x) f (x)

2 = 1, find lim f (x) and lim x .
x→0 x→0 x→0

Problem 5 If
( √
x − 2, if x > 2
f (x) =
4 − 2x, if x < 2
1
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determine whether lim f (x) exists.

x→2

Problem 6 Let

4 − 21 x, if x < 2
(
f (x) =
√
x + c, if x ≥ 2
Find the value of c so that lim f (x) exists.
x→2

Problem 7
(a) What is wrong with the following equation?
x2 + x − 6
= x − 2.
x+3

(b) Given your answer to part (a), explain why the following equation is correct.
x2 + x − 6
lim = lim (x − 2).
x→−3 x+3 x→−3

Problem 8 Limits of quotients Find the limits.

x2 +3x−10
(a) lim x−5
2 (b) lim 2 x+3 (c) lim
x→5 x −25 x→−3 x +4x+4 x→−5 x+5
2 −7x+10 2 t2 +3t+2
(d) lim x (e) lim t t+t−2
2 −1 (f) lim 2
x→2 x−2 t→1 t→−1 t −t−2
3 2 −1
(g) lim −2x−4
3 2 (h) lim 5y4 +8y 2 (i) lim x −1
x→−2 x +2x y→0 3y −16y x→1 x−1
1 1
+ x+1 4 3
(j) lim x−1
x (k) lim uu3 −1
−1
(l) −8
lim vv4 −16
x→0 u→1 v→2
√
4x−x2
(m) lim x−3 (n) lim √ (o) x−1
lim √x+3−2
x→9 x−9 x→4 2− x x→1
√ √
2 +8−3 2 +12−4
(p) lim xx+1 (q) lim x x−2 (r) lim √ x+2
x2 +5−3
x→−1 x→2 x→−2
√
2− x2 −5 4−x
(s) lim x+3 (t) lim √
x→−3 x→4 5− x2 +9

Problem 9 Let  
1 2
h(x) = x cos .
x3
(a) Graph h(x) to estimate lim h(x), zooming in on the origin as necessary.
x→0
(b) Confirm your estimate in part (a) with a proof.

Problem 10 Use the squeeze theorem to show that

p π
lim x3 + x2 sin = 0.
x→0 x
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Problem 11 Prove that

√
  
2 2π
lim x 1 + sin = 0.
x→0+ x

Problem 12 In this problem we will investigate the limit

lim (2x + 3) = 5.
x→1
(a) Draw a graph of the function f (x) = 2x + 3 with the point (1, 5) marked.

(b) Add the lines y = 5 + ϵ and y = 5 − ϵ to your graph, with ϵ = 2. Using your graph,
find a δ > 0 such that |f (x) − 5| < ϵ whenever 0 < |x − 1| < δ.

(c) Repeat for the case ϵ = 1.5.

(d) Repeat for the case ϵ = 1.0.

(e) Repeat for the case ϵ = 0.5.

(f) Express |f (x) − 5| in terms of |x − 1|.

(g) Use part (f) to give a general formula for δ(ϵ) as a function of ϵ such that for every
possible ϵ > 0, |f (x) − 5| < ϵ whenever 0 < |x − 1| < δ(ϵ).