Chapter 8

No Description Question Set

Limit
1. 0/0 (factorize) Set 1

2. x3 − 8 Set 5
lim 2 .
x →2 x − 2 x

3. x−2 Set 6
lim 4
x→2 x − 16

4. x+3 Set 8
lim
x →−3 x 3 + 27

5. e3 x − 1 Extra
Evaluate lim .
x →0 ex − 1

6. 0/0 (factorize The function g ( x) is defined by

modulus)
2 ,x 2
x 2
g ( x) ,2< x 8
2x 2
8 x
x 8
x 8
Find lim g ( x) and lim g ( x)
x 2 x 8

7. 4 x − 12 Set 5
lim− .
x →3 x −3
8. x 2 + 4 x − 12 Set 7
lim
x →2 x−2
9. x2 − 4 Extra
Evaluate lim− .
x →2 x −2

10. 0/0 (conjugate) Set 1

11  4− x  Set 4
Evaluate lim  .
x →4 2 −
 x
12 1− x Set 7
lim
x →1 1 − x

13 x 2 − 3x − 4 Set 8
lim
x →4
x −2
14 2 − x2 − 5 Extra
Evaluate lim .
x →−3 x +3

15 infinity 1 Set 2
 2x + 5 3
Evaluate lim   .
x→+  3x − 4 

16 5 x3 4 x 9 Set 3
Determine lim .
x 7 3x3
17 5x + 7 Set 5
lim .
x → 6 x − 5

18 ( 2 − x )( x − 1) Set 6
lim
x →
( x − 3)2
19 Infinity √𝑥 2 Set 1

Evaluate .
20 2x −1 Set 8
lim
x →−
x2 − 9
21 3x 4 + x Extra
Evaluate lim .
x →+ x2 − 6

22 Limit exist, find The function g ( x) is defined by Set 3

A, B, C m2 8 , x 2,
g ( x) x 2
,2 x 8
2x 2
where m is a constant. If lim g ( x) exists, find the values of m
x 2

.
23 Limit does not 2x Set 6
exist Given f ( x) = + 5x . Compute lim f ( x) and lim f ( x) .
x x→0+ x→0−
Then find lim f ( x)
x →0

Continuity
24 Find A, B, C Set 1

Given

Find and such that the function is continuous for all .

25 Given the function Set 2
 x + 1 , x 1

f ( x) =  x2 − x − a
 , x  1, x  a
 x−a
is continuous at x = 1. Find the value of a . Hence, determine
lim f ( x) .
x →a
26 The function 𝑓(𝑥) is defined by Set 4

 x−4 x2
 A x=2

f ( x) = 
2 x + B 2 x5

 C x5
where A, B and C are constants.
a) Find lim− f ( x) and lim+ f ( x) .
x→2 x→2
b) Use the definition of continuity to determine the values
of A and B if 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 2.
c) Show that if lim f ( x) doesn’t exist, then 𝐶 ≠ 4. Is 𝑓(𝑥)
x →5

continuous at 𝑥 = 5 when 𝐶 ≠ 4?
27 State the conditions for continuity of f ( x) at x = a . Set 5
By using conditions for continuity of f ( x) at x = a , find the

n − 2cos x, x  0

values of m and n such that f ( x) = 2 + mx2 , 0  x  2 is
m − x, x2

continuous on the interval ( −, ) .

28  5 − x , x  a, Set 6
The continuous g is defined by g ( x) =  .
3x − 1 , x  a
Find the value of a.
29 Given Set 7

 5 − px, − 2  x  −1
 2
f ( x) =  x + px + q, − 1  x  2
 x2 − 4
 , x2
 x−2
a) Find the values of p and q if f(x) is continuous for all
values of x.
b) Sketch the graph of f(x) using the values p and q
obtained in part a.
30 1 + e x , x0 Set 8

x+6
Given that f ( x ) =  3 − x , 0 x4


C, x4
where C is a constant.
a) Determine whether f ( x) is continuous at x = 0 .
b) Given that f ( x) is discontinuous at x = 4 , determine
the values of C .
c) Find the vertical asymptote of f ( x) .
Prove
continuous
31 (A function f ( x) is defined as Set 3
9 x2
,x 3,
x 3
f ( x) 6 ,x 3,
162 x 54 x2
, x 3.
x3 27
Determine whether f ( x) is continuous at x 3.
32  x − 64
3
Extra
 , x 4
Given f ( x ) =  x − 4
40, x = 4.

Is f continuous at x = 4? Give your reason.

Discontinuous
33 The function g ( x) is defined by Set 3
3 ,2 x 8
g ( x) 8 x
k ,x 8.
x 8
Find the values of k such that g ( x) is discontinuous
at x 8.

Asymptote
34 Set 1
Given .

By finding the limit at appropriate points, obtain the horizontal

and vertical asymptotes. Hence, sketch the graph of y.
35 2 x2 + 2 Set 2
Given f ( x) = .
x2 − 4
(a) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of f ( x) .
(b) Hence, sketch the graph f ( x) .
36 Consider a function f ( x) = 1 Set 6
. Find lim f ( x) and state the
2− x x →

equation of horizontal asymptotes for f ( x).

37 2x Set 6
In the graph below, let f ( x) = 2 .
x −4

y
y = f(x)

x=p x=q

(i) From the graph, x = p and x = q are the vertical

asymptotes. Find the values p and q.
(ii) Determine the horizontal asymptote.

Involve √𝑥 2
38 Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes for Extra
3x
f (x ) = . Hence, sketch f(x).
x − 16
2