REVISION (LIMITS & CONTINUITY)

1. Evaluate
4 x2
x2 2 x
x2 x 6
(b) lim
x 2
x2

(a) lim

(c) lim
x

x 2 3x
x2 2

2. A function is defined by

3x 2,
f ( x)
3x 2,

Find

x0
x0

f ( x)
(a) xlim
0

f ( x)
(c) xlim
0

lim f ( x) exists.
Hence, determine whether x
0
3. The function is defined by

x a,

f ( x) bx 2,
3x 2,

x 3
3 x 1
x 1

f ( x) and lim f ( x) exist.

Determine the value of a and the value of b if xlim
3
x1
4. The function is defined by

x 2,
f ( x)
| x | 2,
(a) Find

2 x 2
otherwise

lim f ( x ), lim f ( x), lim f ( x) and lim f ( x).

x 2
x2
x2

x 2

(b) Determine whether f is continuous at 2 and 2.

5. The function is defined by

( x 3) 2 ,

f ( x) a
3 ,
x

x 3
x 3

If f is continuous at 3 , determine the value of a and sketch the graph of f.

6. The function is defined by

ln x,

f ( x)

2
ax
b,

0 x 1
1 x

Given f (2) 3, determine the values of a and b for which f is continuous on ( , ).

7. Given

x2 9
,

f ( x) x 3
a,

x3
x3

Determine the values of a for which f is continuous on ( , ).

8. A function is defined by
f ( x)

3 x 3

9 x2 ,

(a) Show that f is continuous on its domain.

(b) Sketch the graph of f.
9. Use the intermediate value theorem to show that there exists a solution for the equation
cos x x in the interval [0, ].
2

1
2

x 1
10. A function f is defined by f ( x) xe . Use the intermediate value theorem to show

that there exists a number a in the interval (0, 1) such that f (a ) 0.

11. Given

4x ,

f ( x) 2 ,

,
1 x 1

x0
x0
x0

f ( x ) exists.
(a) Show that lim
x0
(b) Determine whether f is continuous at x 0.
12. Evaluate
(a)

lim
x 5

x 2 5x
x 2 25

13. Find the intervals for the function f x

x 9

1 10 x

(c) lim

x 1

x 2 9 to be defined.

Show that f x is continuous on those intervals.