Limits of a given function
Limits of a given function
|𝑥−4|
,𝑥 ≠ 4
1. Evaluate the right-hand limit of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥−4 at 𝑥 = 4.
0, 𝑥 = 4
Ans: 1
1 + 𝑥 2 , 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1
2. Evaluate the limit of the function defined by (𝑥) = { at
2 − 𝑥, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 1
𝑥 = 1 if it exists. Ans: doesn’t exist.
𝑥−|𝑥|
,𝑥 ≠ 0
3. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 , show that lim 𝑓(𝑥) does not exist.
2, 𝑥 = 0 𝑥→0
3𝑥
, 𝑥≠0
4. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { |𝑥|+2𝑥 , show that lim f(x) does not exist.
x→0
0, 𝑥 = 0
cos 𝑥 , 𝑥 ≥ 0
5. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { . Find the value of k, given that lim 𝑓(𝑥) exists.
𝑥 + 𝑘, 𝑥 < 0 𝑥→0
Ans: 1
4𝑥 − 5, 𝑥 ≤ 2
6. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { . Find the value of k, given that lim 𝑓(𝑥) exists.
𝑥 − 𝑘, 𝑥 > 2 𝑥→2
Ans: −1
1
7. Find lim+ (𝑥−1) Ans: ∞
𝑥→1
𝑥−3 𝑥 2 −4 √1+𝑥+√1−𝑥
8. Evaluate (i) lim+ (𝑥 2 −4) −∞ (ii) lim ( 𝑥+3 ) 0 (iii) lim ( ) 2
𝑥→2 𝑥→2 𝑥→0 1+𝑥
𝑥 3 −1 8𝑥 3 −1 (𝑎+𝑥)2 −𝑎2
(iv) lim ( 𝑥−1 ) 3 (iv) lim1 (16𝑥 4 −1) 3/4 (v) lim ( ) 2a
𝑥→1 𝑥→ 𝑥→0 𝑥
2
𝑥 √𝑎+2𝑥−√3𝑥 2 3−√5+𝑥 −1
(vi) lim ( ) 1 (vii) lim ( ) (viii) lim (1−√5−𝑥)
𝑥→0 √1+𝑥−√1−𝑥 𝑥→𝑎 √3𝑎+𝑥−2√𝑥 3√3 𝑥→𝑎 3
formula]
10. Evaluate the following limits.
1+cos 2𝑥 1 sin 𝑥−cos 𝑥 1−sin 𝑥 1
(i) lim𝜋 (𝜋−2𝑥)2 (ii)lim𝜋 𝜋 √2 (iii) lim𝜋
𝜋 2
𝑥→ 2 𝑥→ 𝑥− 𝑥→ ( 2 −𝑥) 2
2 4 4 2
2−√3𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥−sin 𝑥 1
(iv) lim𝜋
𝑥→ (6𝑥−𝜋)2 36
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