MK 04-10-2021

20XW11- Calculus and Its Applications

Determine the limit by substitution.

1) lim (x2 - 5)
x→0

2) lim (x3 + 5x2 - 7x + 1)

x→2

x3 - 6x + 8
3) lim
x→0 x-2

x2 + 64
4) lim
x→8 x+8

5) lim x2 + 14x + 49
x→5

6) lim (x2 - 4x)3

x→1

Determine the limit algebraically, if it exists.

7) lim x - 6
x→4

x+6
8) lim
x→6 (x - 6)2

7-x
9) lim
x→7 7-x

x2 - 36
10) lim
x→ -6 x + 6

x2 + 15x + 50
11) lim
x→ -10 x + 10

x3 + 12x2 - 5x
12) lim
x→0 5x

x2 + 6x - 16
13) lim
x→2 x-2

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 x2 + 4x - 45
14) lim
x→5 x2 - 25

1 1
-
x+8 8
15) lim
x→0 x

10 sin x
16) lim
x→0 6x

Determine the limit graphically, if it exists.

17) lim f(x)
x→0

5 y

4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

18) lim f(x)

x→ -1/2

19) lim f(x)

x→0

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20) Find lim f(x) and lim f(x).
x→-1 - x→-1+
y

-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

-10

21) Find lim f(x) and lim f(x).

x→2 - x→2 +
y
8

-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

22) lim f(x)

x→2 -
f(x)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-1

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23) lim f(x)
x→1 -
f(x)
5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

24) lim f(x)

x→1 +

5 f(x)

4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

25) lim f(x)

x→0

5 y

4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

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 26) lim f(x)
x→0

Find the indicated limit.

27) lim int x
x→4 -

28) lim int x

x→-8+

8x
29) lim
x
x→0 +

8x
30) lim
x
x→0 -

Match the function with the correct table values.

31) f(x) = x2 + 8x - 2

x 1.9 1.99 1.999 2.001 2.01 2.1

f(x)

x4 - 1
32) f(x) =
x-1

x 0.9 0.99 0.999 1.001 1.01 1.1

f(x)

x3 - 6x + 8
33) f(x) =
x-2

x -0.1 -0.01 -0.001 0.001 0.01 0.1

f(x)

x-4
34) f(x) =
x-2

x 3.9 3.99 3.999 4.001 4.01 4.1

f(x)

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 35) f(x) = x2 - 5

x -0.1 -0.01 -0.001 0.001 0.01 0.1

f(x)

36) f(x) = x-2

x 3.9 3.99 3.999 4.001 4.01 4.1

f(x)

x2 - 16
37) f(x) =
x-4

x 3.9 3.99 3.999 4.001 4.01 4.1

f(x)

x+2
38) f(x) =
2
x - 2x - 8

x -2.1 -2.01 -2.001 -1.999 -1.99 -1.9

f(x)

x2 - 3x - 4
39) f(x) =
x2 - 2x - 8

x 3.9 3.99 3.999 4.001 4.01 4.1

f(x)

Find the limit.

40) Let lim f(x) = -4 and lim g(x) = 9. Find lim [f(x) - g(x)].
x→3 x→3 x→3

41) Let lim f(x) = -7 and lim g(x) = -6. Find lim [f(x) · g(x)].
x→8 x→8 x→8

f(x)
42) Let lim f(x) = 10 and lim g(x) = -1. Find lim .
x→9 x→9 x→9 g(x)

43) Let lim f(x) = 100. Find lim f(x).

x→9 x→9

44) Let lim f(x) = -4 and lim g(x) = 9. Find lim [f(x) + g(x)]2 .
x→5 x→5 x→5

-5f(x) - 9g(x)
45) Let lim f(x) = -7 and lim g(x) = 9. Find lim .
x→ -5 x→ -5 x→ -5 -5 + g(x)

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 [f(x)]2
46) Let lim f(x) = -10 and lim g(x) = 7. Find lim .
x → -6 x → -6 x → -6 -3 + g(x)

Evaluate or determine that the limit does not exist for each of the limits (a) lim f(x), (b) lim f(x), and (c) lim f(x)
x→d- x→d+ x→d
for the given function f and number d.
47)
f(x) = x2 - 2, for x < 0,
1, for x ≥ 0

d = -4

48)
-4x - 3, for x < 1,
f(x) = 1, for x = 1,
-2x - 3, for x > 1

d=1

49)
f(x) = -5x - 1, for x ≤ 1,
-7x + 1, for x > 1

d=1

50)
1
f(x) = , for x > 3,
x-3
x2 - 4x, for x ≤ 3

d=3

Find the limit, if it exists.

x2 - 4x + 14
51) lim
x→∞ x3 + 9x2 + 5

-8x2 + 9x + 5
52) lim
x→-∞ -15x2 + 7x + 14

3x + 1
53) lim
x→∞ 11x -7

7x3 - 3x2 + 3x
54) lim
x→∞ -x3 - 2x + 7

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 5x3 + 4x2
55) lim
x→ - ∞ x - 5x2

-6 + (2/x)
56) lim
x→-∞ 7 - (1/x2 )

cos 3x
57) lim
x→-∞ x

-5 x + x-1
58) lim
x→∞ -4x + 2

3x-1 + -2x-3
59) lim
x→∞ 3x-2 + x-5

3
x + 5x + -5
60) lim
x→-∞ 3x + x2/3 + -4

Find the limit.

1
61) lim
x +2
x→(-2)-

1
62) lim
x+2
x→(-2)+

1
63) lim
x→-2 + 2
x

1
64) lim
x→0 x 2/3

65) lim tan x

x→(π/2)+

66) lim sec x

x→(-π/2)-

67) lim (1 + csc x )

x→0 +

68) lim (1 - cot x )

x→0

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Find the vertical asymptotes of the graph of f(x).
1
69) f(x) =
x-8

x
70) f(x) =
x-9

x
71) f(x) =
x+8

1
72) f(x) =
(x - 6)2

1
73) f(x) =
x2 - 16

74) f(x) = cot x

75) f(x) = tan x

76) f(x) = sec x

77) f(x) = csc x

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Match the function with the graph of its end behavior model.
4x3 + 2x2 + 1
78) y =
x+5
A) B)
y y

400 400

200 200

-40 -20 20 40 x -40 -20 20 40 x

-200 -200

-400 -400

C) D)
y y

400 400

200 200

-40 -20 20 40 x -40 -20 20 40 x

-200 -200

-400 -400

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 x5 - x 4 + x 2 + 1
79) y =
6x2 + 4
A) B)
y y

400 400

200 200

-40 -20 20 40 x -40 -20 20 40 x

-200 -200

-400 -400

C) D)
y y

400 400

200 200

-40 -20 20 40 x -40 -20 20 40 x

-200 -200

-400 -400

Find a power function end behavior model.

80) y = 5x2 - 7x + 2

3x2 + x - 1
81) y =
x3 - 8x2

Find a simple basic function as a right-end behavior model and a simple basic function as a left-end behavior model.
82) y = ex + 3x

83) y = e-x + 4x

x2
84) y = + ex
5

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 x2
85) y = - ex
5

86) y = 4x + ln x

87) y = 7x2 - 7 sin x

88) y = -7x2 - 7 cos x

Find the intervals on which the function is continuous.

4
89) y =
(x + 3)2 + 6

x+4
90) y =
2
x - 12x + 32

91) y = 5x + 1

4
92) y = 10x - 1

93) y = e1/x

94) y = ln(2x - 9)

95) y = cot x

Find the points of discontinuity. Identify each type of discontinuity.

2
96) y =
(x + 1)2 + 2

x+5
97) y =
2
x - 12x + 35

98) y = 6x + 3

4
99) y = 6x - 6

100) y = e1/x

101) y = ln(2x - 3)

102) y = cot x

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Find all points where the function is discontinuous.
0, x< 0
103) f(x) = x2 - 7x, 0≤x≤7
7, x> 7

104)
x2 - 1
, x ≠ -1
f(x) = x+1
2, x = -1

105)
x(x2 - 4)
, x ≠ -2
f(x) = x+2
-3, x = -2

106)
4, x = 1,
f(x) =
1 2
x - 2.5, x ≠ 1;
2

107)

108)

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Solve the problem.
109) The graph below shows the number of tuberculosis deaths in the United States from 1989 to 1998.
Deaths
2000
1900
1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Year

Estimate the average rate of change in tuberculosis deaths from 1991 to 1996.

Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given value of x.
8+x x≤ 6
110) f(x) = at x = 6
-x - 4 x > 6

Find the equation for the tangent to the curve at the given point.
111) f(x) = -8- x2 at x = 7

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