GORDON COLLEGE

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN BASIC CALCULUS

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Solve each item carefully. Answers which are not in the SIMPLEST
FORM will not be awarded full marks.

I. Determine whether the following functions are continuous or discontinuous at given

points. If discontinuous, state whether Removable or Essential. (3 pts. each)
1. y=3 x−2 at x =1
3 x2
2. y= at x=1
x−1
3. y= √ x 2−x−2 at x =0
x 3+ 3 x 2 +3 x+ 1
4. y= at x=−1
x +1
−1
5. y=2 x−3 at x =
2
II. Find the limit of the following functions: (3 pts. each)
x +1 lim ¿
1. lim 11. x→ 1 3
x
+¿
¿
x →0 x 2−1

x lim ¿
2. lim 12. x→ 1 3
x−1
−¿
¿
x →1 x 2−1

2 x 3−7 x 2+ 4 x−3 lim ¿

3. lim 13. x→−1 +¿ 3
x→−3 x+3 2
x −1
¿

x3 −1 lim ¿
4. lim 6 14. x→−1 −¿ 3
x→ ∞ √ 2 x
¿
2
x −1

x−1 ln 3
5. lim 15. lim
x→ ∞ x2 −2 x→ ∞ x+1
sec x cos x e −x
6. limπ tan x 16. lim ()
x→
6
x→−∞ π

2 x 3−7 x 3 + 4 x−3 log 100 −x

7. lim
x→−∞ x+3−2 x3
17. lim
x→−∞ 2 ( )
2 x 3−7 x 2 +4 x−3
−x
e
8. lim
x→−∞ x+ 3
18. lim
x→ ∞
() π

2 sin 2 3 x +cos 2 3 x−1 lim log ( x−1 )

9. lim 19. x→−∞
x →0 2 x sin 3 x

Prepared By: Noted By:

Joshua V. Bautista Eder E. Magsayo

Teacher OIC-SHS
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

cos 4 x tan 4 x
10. lim 20. lim log ( 2 x−1 )
x →0 3x x →3

Prepared By: Noted By:

Joshua V. Bautista Eder E. Magsayo

Teacher OIC-SHS