Chapter 2: Limit and Continuity

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TUTORIAL 2

1. Find the limit

a. ) 10 4 3 ( lim
2
2
+

x x
x

b. ) 16 2 ( lim
3
4
x x
x

c.
4
3 2
lim
3
2
3
+
+

x
x x
x
d.
1
3 4
lim
2
1
+
+

x
x x
x

e.
x
x
x
9 ) 3 (
lim
2
0
+

f.
x
x
x
2
1 1 3
lim
0
+

g.
2
2
4
lim
2
x
x
x

h.
2 2
2
lim
2
+

x
x
x


2. Evaluate the limits if they exist
a.
3
3
4
lim
3 2
x
x x
x

b.
4
lim
4
x
x
x
+

c.
2
1
lim
1
x
x
x

+

d.
4
lim
4
x
x
x

e.
1
1
lim
2
+
+

x
x
x
f.
1
1
lim
4
+
+

x
x
x

g.
2
2
4 3 2
1 3
lim
x x
x
x




h. x x
x


1 lim
2


3. Given | 2 | ) ( = x x f , Find ) ( lim
2
x f
x


4. Given ) (x h , as below

> +
s
=
1 ; 2
1 ; x - 4
) (
2
2
x x
x
x h

Find ) ( lim
1
x h
x


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5. Evaluate the following limits if they exist, based on the graph of f
drawn below.

a.
( )
2
lim
x
f x

b.
( )
2
2
lim
x
x f x
+

c.
( )
2
lim
x
f x

d.
( )
0
lim
x
f x

e.
( )
2
lim 2
x
f x

+ (


f. Over what intervals is f continuous?

6. Sketch the graph of a function and determine its continuity

() =
{

2
1, 1 < 0
2, 0 < < 1
1, = 1
2 +4, 1 < < 2
0, 2 < < 3


a. Is f continuous at = 1?
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
1
2
3
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
1
2
3
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b. Is f continuous at = 1?
c. Is f continuous at = 2?
d. At what values of is continuous?
e. What is the values of ) ( lim
2
x f
x

f. What value should be assigned to (2) to make the
extended function continuous at = 2?

7. Consider the following function:

<
>
=
0 if , 2
0 if ,
) (
2
x x
x x
x f
a. Find ) ( lim
0
x f
x

b. Find ) ( lim
0
x f
x
+

c. Find ) ( lim
2
x f
x

d. Is the function continuous at x = 0

8. Is

=
=
+

=
1 if 17
1 if ,
1
1
) (
2
x
x
x
x
x f
continuous at -1? If not, is the discontinuity removable?

9. Is there a value of k that makes the function g continuous at x=0? If
so, what is that value?

>
s
=
0 if ) 2 3 (
0 if , 2
) (
x x k
x x
x g

10. Find the value of k, if any, that would make the following function
continuous at x = 4.

=
=

=
2 if
2 if
2
4
) (
2
x k
x
x
x
x f