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Focus On Exam 7: Chapter 7 Limits and Continuity
Focus On Exam 7: Chapter 7 Limits and Continuity
Focus On Exam 7: Chapter 7 Limits and Continuity
continuity
Focus on Exam 7
1 (a) |x + 3| =
-x - 3, x < -3,
x + 3,
x -3.
(x + 1)(-x - 3)
x+3
= -x - 1
(x + 1)(x + 3)
For x -3, f(x) =
x+3
=x+1
Hence, in the non-modulus form,
-x - 1, x < -3
f(x) =
x + 1, x -3
For x < -3, f(x) =
y=x+1
1
3
1
2
=2
x-3+
= -2
(d) lim f(x) does not exist because lim f(x) lim+f(x).
x-3
x-3
x-3
-1 + p = 2
p = 3
x-3-
x-3
x2 - k
(-3) - k = -3 + 3
k = 9
Since limh(x) exists,
x0
x0
x+3
0 + 3 = e0-q
e x-q
ln 3 = -q
q = -ln 3
= ln 3-1
= ln1
3
(c)
h(x) =
x 2 - 9, x < -3,
x + 3,
-3 x < 0,
x
x 0.
3e ,
e x-q =
(1, 8.15)
ex
eq
ex
ln
y = 3e x
1
e 3
ex
=
1
3
= 3e x
x0
x+3
y = x2 9
4 3 2 1 O
x
1
1
1
x-3
= 2(3 + x - 3)
= 2x
The domain of fog is the same as the domain of g, i.e. {x : x R, x 3}.
Because the domain cannot take the value 3, the range of fog cannot take the value
2x = 2(3)
= 6.
Hence, the range of fog is {y : y R, y 6}.
=2 3+
(b)
y
y = 2x
limfog(x) = 2(3)
(c)
x3
=6
and
limfog(x) = 2(3)
-
x3+
=6
Since limfog(x) = limfog(x)
x3-
x3+
=6
o
then limf g(x) = 6
x3
x 2 - 1,
x < -1
2
-x + 1,
-1 x < 1
(x - 2)(x - 3), x 1
y
2
y = x2 1
y = (x 2)(x 3)
1
1 O
y = x 2 + 1
Since lim f(x) = lim f(x)
x-1-
= f(-1)
= 0, then f(x) is continuous at x = -1.
x-1+
=0
=2
Since limf(x) limf(x), then limf(x) does not exist.
x1-
x1+
x1
Hence, f
(x) is not continuous at x = 1.
5 (a)
f(x) =
x2 , x < 0
-x
x2 , x 0
x
In the non-modulus form,
-x, x < 0
f(x) =
x, x 0
g(x) =
-x + 3x , x < 0
2
x + 3x , x 0
2
In the non-modulus form,
g(x) =
(b)
of(x) =
g
of(x) =
g
x,
x<0
2x, x 0
{
{
g(-x), x < 0
g(x), x 0
-x, x < 0
2x, x 0
(c) limgof(x) = -0
x0
=0
limgof(x) = 2(0)
x0
=0
gof(0) = 2(0)
=0
-
x0+
= f(0)
= 0, then gof(x) is continuous at x = 0.
(d)
y
4
2
y = 2x
y = x
3x + 1
x+2
As f(x), the denominator of f(x) 0
x+20
x -2
Hence, x = -2 is the vertical asymptote.
3x + 1
lim f(x) = lim
x
x x + 2
6 f(x) =
1 2
1 2
3x 1
+
x x
= lim
x
x 2
+
x x
1
x
= lim
x
2
1+
x
3+0
=
1+0
=3
Hence, y = 3 is the horizontal asymptote.
3+
1
2
2
1
3
y
y=
x+1
y = x 1
y=x1
1
Substituting x = -1 into -x - 1.
lim f(x) = -1 + 1
=0
lim f(x) = 1 + 1
x1-
Substituting x = 1 into x + 1.
= 2
Substituting x = -1 into x + 1.
x-1+
lim f(x) = 1 - 1
=0
x1+
Substituting x = 1 into x - 1.
x-1+
x1-
x1+
6
90
8 (a) lim f ( x ) =
x 0
=2
x
=
1+ x 1
1+ x +1
)( 1 + x + 1)
x ( 1 + x + 1)
=
1+ x 1
1+ x 1
= 1+ x +1
lim+ f ( x ) = 1 + 0 + 1
x0
=2
lim f ( x ) exists.
x 0
x 0
x 0
(b) f ( 0 ) = 10