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Engineering Calculus

Practice Question 2

1. Complete each of the following statements.

Use the following graphs of the function 𝒇 to find each limit in questions 2 & 3. When
necessary, state that the limit does not exist.

2.
(a.) lim+ 𝑓(𝑥) (b.) lim− 𝑓(𝑥) (c.) lim + 𝑓(𝑥) (d.) lim− 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑥→3 𝑥→3 𝑥→−1 𝑥→−1

(e.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (f.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (g.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (h.) lim 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑥→3 𝑥→−1 𝑥→4 𝑥→2

3.

(a.) lim − 𝑓(𝑥) (b.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (c.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (d.) lim 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑥→−1 𝑥→2 𝑥→−3 𝑥→0

(e.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (f.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (g.) lim 𝑓(𝑥) (h.) lim 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑥→−4 𝑥→−2 𝑥→∞ 𝑥→−∞

4. Fill in each blank so that lim 𝑓(𝑥) exists.


𝑥→2

(a.) (b.)

(c.)

5. Compute the following limits.


𝑥 2−9 9−𝑥 2𝑥 2 −𝑥−21 𝑥 2 +3𝑥−10
(a.) lim (b.) lim (c.) lim (d.) lim
𝑥→3 𝑥−3 𝑥→9 √𝑥−3 𝑥→−3 9−𝑥 2 𝑥→2 𝑥 2 −4𝑥+4
𝑥 3−1 𝑥 3−8 √4+𝑥−√4−𝑥 1 1
(e.) lim (f.) lim (g.) lim (h.) lim (𝑥 − 𝑥)
𝑥→1 𝑥−1 𝑥→2 2−𝑥 𝑥→0 𝑥 𝑥→0 √1+𝑥

6. Use the Squeeze Theorem to show that,


𝜋 2
(a.) lim √𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 sin ( 𝑥 ) = 0 (b.) lim 𝑥 2 cos(20𝜋𝑥) = 0 (c.) lim 𝑥 4 cos (𝑥) = 0
𝑥→0 𝑥→0 𝑥→0

7. Find all asymptotes of the given functions. Confirm your answer by graphing if possible.
𝑥 2+1 √2𝑥 2+1 𝑥3 1−𝑥
(a.) 𝑦 = 3𝑥−2𝑥 2 (b.) 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 3𝑥 2−2𝑥 3 (c.) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2+𝑥−4 (d.) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 +𝑥−2

8. Evaluate the limits.


𝑥 3 +𝑥
(a.) lim (b.) lim (𝑥 2 − 𝑥 ) (c.) lim (√𝑥 2 + 1 − 𝑥)
𝑥→∞ 3−𝑥 𝑥→∞ 𝑥→∞

9. Suppose that the size of the pupil of a certain animal is given by 𝑓 (𝑥) (mm), where 𝑥 is the intensity of
80𝑥 −0.3+60
the light on the pupil. If 𝑓 (𝑥) = , find the size of the pupil with no light and the size of the
2𝑥 −0.3+5
pupil with an infinite amount of light.

20𝑥 −0.4 +16


10. Find a function of the form 𝑓 (𝑥) = such that lim+ 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 5 and lim 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 4.
𝑔(𝑥) 𝑥→0 𝑥→∞

11. Determine values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 that make the given function continuous.
12.

13. A curve has equation 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)


(a) Write an expression for the slope of the secant line through the points 𝑃(3, 𝑓(3)) and 𝑄(𝑥, 𝑓(𝑥 )).

(b) Write an expression for the slope of the tangent line at P.

14. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 𝑥 3 at the point (1,0) using;
𝑓(𝑥)−𝑓(𝑎) 𝑓(𝑎+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑎)
(i) 𝑚 = lim (ii) 𝑚 = lim
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥−𝑎 ℎ→0 ℎ

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