Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Science
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Sta. Mesa, Manila

Calculus Applied to Business

QUIZ NO. 3

I. Evaluate the following limits.

1. lim (x 2−4 x) ( x+ h )3−x 3

x →2 3 lim
h→ 0
( h )
2. lim
x →2 ( xx−1−1 )
2
4. If f ( x )=x 2−3 x , find lim ( f ( x +hh)−f ( x ) )
h→ 0

x2 if x ≤ 2 , find lim f ( x ).
5. If f ( x )= {8−2 x if x> 2 x →2

II. Verify the continuity of the following functions.

6. f ( x )=x 3−2 x 2+ x−1 at x=−3

1
7. f ( x )= 2 at x=2
x −4
x 4 −1if x ≤2 at x=2
8. f ( x )
{
=
x 2+ 11 if x ≥ 2

III. Evaluate the first derivative of the following using its definition.

9. f ( x )=x 2−3 x +11 1

10. f ( x )=
x2
11. f ( x )= √ x +1

dy
IV. Find of the following :
dx

10 3 x +2
12. y=x + 3 −√ x 14. y= 4
√x √ x 5−1
5 7
13. y=( x −2 √ x )
 3
15. y=( x−2 ) √ x +1