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Faculty of Engineering-Preparatory Year

Module Title: Math1, 14SCIB01P
Sheet No.:1
Title: Limits
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Textbook: Calculus, Early Transcendental Functions, Fourth Edition, by: Robert T. Smith,
Roland B. Minton, McRraw-Hill Publications.
E-learning web site:
http://learn.bue.edu.eg/
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Calculate the following limits if possible:


(1)
3
3 4
lim
5 7
x
x
x

+
+
(2)
2
3
2
5 2 1
lim
7
x
x x
x

(3)
6
2
2
64
lim
4
x
x
x

(4)
2
5
5
lim
5
x
x
x

(5)
5
4
2
32
lim
16
x
x
x

(6)
4
3
3
81
lim
27
x
x
x

+


(7)
1
5 2
lim
10 3
x
x
x

(8)
2
3
3 9
lim
5 6
x
x
x x

+


(9)
0
4 2
lim
u
u
u

+
(10)
2
0
(2 ) 4
lim
h
h
h

+



(11)
3
lim ( )
x
f x

, where
2
4 , 3
( ) 7 , 3
8, 3
x x
f x x
x x
<

= =

>

(12)
4
lim ( )
x
f x

, where
2
3 6 , 4
( )
10, 4
x x
f x
x x
+ s

=

+ >

2

(13)
0
1
lim sin
x
x
x

(14)
( )
2
1
1
lim( 1)cos
1
x
x
x

| |
|
|

\ .


(15)
0
tan3
lim
sin4
u
u
u

(16)
2
0
5 3
lim
sin2
x
x x
x

+



(17)
sin
lim
u
u
u

(18)
1
lim sin
x
x
x

(19)
0
1 cos3
lim
x
x
x

(20)
0
1
lim
x
x

(21)
2
3 2
2 3 1
lim
4 3
x
x x
x x x

+ +
+ + +
(22)
3 2
3 2
4 2 4
lim
7 4 3
x
x x
x x

+ +
+ +



(23)
2
3 7
lim
4
x
x
x

+
+
(24)
2
2
9 2
lim
4 1
x
x
x

+
+




In the following use lim ( ) 2, lim ( ) 3
x a x a
f x g x

= = and lim ( ) 0
x a
h x

= to determine the
limits, if possible



(25)
| |
lim2 ( ) 3 ( )
x a
f x g x

(26)
| |
lim3 ( ) ( )
x a
f x g x

(27)
| |
2
( )
lim
( )
x a
f x
g x

(28)
2 ( ) ( )
lim
( ) ( )
x a
f x h x
f x h x

+




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(29) Suppose an income tax code states that tax liability is 12% on the first
20000pounds of taxable earnings and 16% on the remainder. Find a and b for
the tax function

0.12 , 20000
( )
0.16( 20000) , 20000
a x x
T x
b x x
+ s

=

+ >

Such that
0
lim ( )
x
T x

and
20000
lim ( )
x
T x

exists.

(30) Suppose an object with initial velocity
0
0 / v m s = and mass m kg is
accelerated by a constant force
2
/ F kg m s . According to Newtons law of motion,
the object speed at any time t will be
N
v Ft m = . According to Einsteins theory of
relativity, the object speed at any time t will be
2 2 2 2
E
v Fct m c F t = + , where c
is the speed of light. Compute lim
N
t
v

and lim
E
t
v

.

Extra Problems:
Exercise 1.2 p.75 numbers; 7, 8, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36, 39, 40.
Exercise 1.3 p.85 numbers; 1, 2, 5, 9, 14, 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 51, 52, 53, 54,
65.
Exercise 1.5 p.103 numbers; 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 33, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 68,
71.