CSMATH1 Practice Exercise 1

I. Draw the graph of each given function. Give the domain and range.
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1. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 3 11. 𝑓(𝑥) = {4 − 𝑥 2 if 𝑥 ≤ 1
2+𝑥 if 𝑥 > 1
3−𝑥 if 𝑥 < 2
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = −√4 − 𝑥 12. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 13 if 𝑥 = 2
𝑥 if 𝑥 > 2
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−1 if 𝑥 ≤ 3
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = √9 − 𝑥 2 13. 𝑓(𝑥) = {
2 if 𝑥 > 3
3𝑥 + 2 if 𝑥 ≠ 1
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = √16 + 𝑥 2 14. 𝑓(𝑥) = {
8 if 𝑥 = 1
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5. 𝑓(𝑥) = −√4 − 𝑥 2 15. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 1 − 𝑥 if 𝑥 < 0
3𝑥 + 1 if 𝑥 ≥ 0

16. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 − 4 if 𝑥 < 3

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6. 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 5|
2𝑥 − 1 if 𝑥 ≥ 3
𝑥+3 if 𝑥 < −5
7. 𝑓(𝑥) = |5𝑥 + 2| 17. 𝑓(𝑥) = {√25 − 𝑥 2 if − 5 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5
3−𝑥 if 𝑥 > 5

x2 − 4 √1 − 𝑥 2 if 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1
8. f ( x) = 18. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 1 if 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
x−2
2 if 𝑥 ≥ 2
2 if 𝑥 < −2
𝑥 2 −4𝑥+3
9. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1
19. 𝑓(𝑥) = {−1 if 𝑥 = −2
−3 if 𝑥 > −2
(𝑥 2 −4)(𝑥−3)
10. 𝑓(𝑥) = 20. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − |𝑥 + 4|
𝑥 2 −𝑥−6

II. Find the following limits if they exist.

𝑥−1
1. lim 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1 16. lim
𝑥→2 𝑥→1 √𝑥+3−2

𝑡 2 −5 √𝑥+5−2
2. lim 17. lim
𝑡→1 2𝑡 3 +6 𝑥→−1 𝑥+1
 8𝑟+1 𝑥−3
3. lim √ 𝑟+3 18. lim+ 𝑥 2 −4
𝑟→1 𝑥→2

4𝑥 2 −9 3𝑥
4. lim3 19. lim − 2𝑥+10
𝑥→− 2𝑥+3 𝑥→−5
2

3𝑥 2 −8𝑥−16 𝑥 2 +𝑥+2
5. lim 20. lim− 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3
𝑥→4 2𝑥 2 −9𝑥+4 𝑥→3

𝑦 3 +8 𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2
6. lim 21. lim+
𝑦→−2 𝑦+2 𝑥→0 𝑥 3 −2𝑥 2

𝑥 2 +𝑥−2 𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2
7. lim 22. lim+
𝑥→1 𝑥 2 −𝑥 𝑥→2 𝑥 3 −2𝑥 2

𝑢4 −1 5𝑥 2 +8𝑥−3
8. lim 23. lim
𝑢→1 𝑢3 −1 𝑥→+∞ 3𝑥 2 +2

𝑥 3 −2𝑥 2 +4𝑥−8 3𝑥+7

9. lim 24. lim
𝑥→2 2𝑥 2 −5𝑥+2 𝑥→−∞ 𝑥 2 −2

2𝑥 3 −5𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3 2𝑥 2 −3
10. lim 25. lim
𝑥→3 4𝑥 3 −13𝑥 2 +4𝑥−3 𝑥→−∞ 7𝑥+4

√2+ℎ−√2 𝑥
11. lim 26. lim
ℎ→0 ℎ 𝑥→−∞ √4+𝑥 2

√𝑥−3 3𝑥+4
12. lim 27. lim
𝑥→9 𝑥−9 𝑥→+∞ √2𝑥 2 +5

7𝑥+2 𝑥−3 𝑥−2 2𝑥−3

13. lim + ( 1+𝑥 ⋅ 3𝑥+1) 28. lim− (1−8𝑥 + )
𝑥→−1 𝑥→4 𝑥−4

4𝑥 3 2−5𝑥 2𝑥 2 −3
14. lim− (4−𝑥 2 ⋅ 5𝑥−1) 29. lim+ ( 1−𝑥 ⋅ )
𝑥→2 𝑥→1 𝑥+1

𝑥 2 +4𝑥−12 2(−3+ℎ)2 −18

15. lim 30. lim
𝑥→2 𝑥 2 −2𝑥 ℎ→0 ℎ

III. Determine whether 𝑓 is continuous or discontinuous at the given 𝑎. If discontinuous, state

whether removable or non-removable (essential). If removable, redefine to make it continuous at
𝑎.
2𝑥 if 𝑥 < 0
6. 𝑓(𝑥) = {13 if 𝑥 = 0 ; 𝑎 = 0
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1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2 ; 𝑎 = 2
𝑥 if 𝑥 > 0
2

𝑥 4 −81 𝑥−2 if 𝑥 ≠ −3
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = ;𝑎 = 3 7. 𝑓(𝑥) = { ; 𝑎 = −3
𝑥−3 1 if 𝑥 = −3
 4𝑥−𝑥 2 4 − 2𝑥 if 𝑥 < 1
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = ;𝑎 = 4 8. 𝑓(𝑥) = { ;𝑎 = 1
2−√𝑥 6𝑥 − 4 if 𝑥 ≥ 1
3−√𝑥+9 𝑥 2 −𝑥−12
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = ;𝑎 = 0 9. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 +2𝑥−3 ; 𝑎 = 1; 𝑎 = −3
𝑥

𝑥2 if 𝑥 < 2 1+𝑥 if 𝑥 ≤ −2
5. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 5 if 𝑥 = 2 ; 𝑎 = 2 10.𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 − 𝑥 if − 2 < 𝑥 ≤ 2 ; 𝑎 = −2; 𝑎 = 2
2 if 𝑥 > 2 2𝑥 − 1 if 𝑥 > 2

IV. Find the value of 𝑥 for which the function is continuous.

𝑥−3
1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − 𝑥 + 5𝑥 2 − 𝑥 3 3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 (𝑥 + 1) 5. 𝑓(𝑥) = √2𝑥+1

2𝑥−1 2
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4. 𝑓(𝑥) = √2𝑥 − 3 6. 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥+5 √𝑥+1

𝑥+3 𝑥+1
7. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 −3𝑥−10 8. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 − 25 9. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 −4𝑥+3

10. 𝑓(𝑥) = √4 − 𝑥 2