MT1013 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry

Exercise 2
Q 1. Evaluate the limits of the following functions at the given point:

x2 − 4
i) limx→2
x4 − 16
y +2
ii) limy→2 2
y + 5y + 6
3
iii) limh→0 √
3h + 1 + 1
5
iv) limh→0 √
5h + 4 + 2
√
x−3
v) limx→9
x−9
t−1
vi) limt→1 √
t+3−2
4x − x2
vii) limx→4 √
2− x
sin 3x
viii) limx→0
4x
2
y − y + sin y
ix) limy→0
2y
sin 5x
x) limx→0
sin 7x
Q 2. If √ √
5 − 2x2 ≤ f (x) ≤ 5 − x2 for − 1 ≤ x ≤ 1,
then find the lim f (x) using Sandwich theorem.
x→0

Q 3. State Sandwich theorem and apply it to find lim f (x), where

x→0

2 − x2 ≤ f (x) ≤ 2 cos x.

Q 4. It can be shown that the inequalities

x2 x sin x
1− ≤ ≤ 1.
6 2 − 2 cos x

hold for all values of x close to zero. What, If anything you can say about

x sin x
lim ?
x→0 2 − 2 cos x

1
Q 5. It can be shown that the inequalities

1 x2 1 − cos x 1
− ≤ ≤ .
2 24 x2 2

hold for all values of x close to zero. What, If anything you can say about

1 − cos x
lim ?
x→0 x2

Q 6. For the function g(x) graphed here, find the following limits or explain why they
do not exist.

(a) lim g(x)

x→1
(b) lim g(x)
x→2
(c) lim g(x)
x→3

Q 7. For the function f (t) graphed here, find the following limits or explain why they
do not exist.

(a) lim f (t)

t→−2
(b) lim f (t)
t→−1
(c) lim f (t)
t→0

Q 8. Which of the following statements about the function y = f (x) graphed here are
true and which are false? Give reasons.

(a) lim f (x) exists.

x→0

2
 (b) lim f (x) = 0.
x→0
(c) lim f (x) = 1.
x→0
(d) lim f (x) = 1.
x→1
(e) lim f (x) = 0.
x→1
(f) lim f (x) exists at every point x0 in (−1, 1).
x→x0

Q 9. Which of the following statements about the function y = f (x) graphed here are
true and which are false? Give reasons.

(a) lim f (x) does not exist.

x→2
(b) lim f (x) = 2.
x→2
(c) lim f (x) does not exist.
x→1
(d) lim f (x) = 1.
x→1
(e) lim f (x) exists at every point x0 in (−1, 1).
x→x0
(f) lim f (x) exists at every point x0 in (1, 3).
x→x0

Q 10. Why the following limit does not exist?

x
lim .
x→0 |x|

Instructor: Dr. Dur-e-Shehwar Sagheer