National University of Sciences and Technology

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering

Course Title: Calculus and Analytical Geometry Course Code: Math-101

Instructor Name: Dr. Muhammad Israr Assignment-2
Class: UG CE-2020 Date Of Submission: _______ 2021

Q1: Find the limit of the following functions.

1 3
i. lim ( − )
𝑥 →1 1−𝑥 1−𝑥 3
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥
ii. lim ( )
𝑥 →0 𝑥
2 2
𝑦3− 𝑥 3
iii. lim ( )
𝑦 →𝑥 𝑦−𝑥

𝑎𝑥 −1
iv. lim ( ) , (𝑎 >1)
𝑥→∞ 𝑥

𝑥2 𝑥2
v. lim ( − )
𝑥 → ±∞ 𝑥+3 𝑥+5
𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
vi. lim ( )
𝑥→∞ 𝑥

𝑥2 − 1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 2
vii. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { }. Find lim f(x) as x → 2.
√𝑥 + 7 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 2
3 −𝑥
viii. lim− ( |𝑥−3| )
𝑥→3

Q2: Solve the following.

i. Prove that the given function has a zero in the indicated interval.
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 , [ 2 ,4 ]

ii. Verify the applicability of Intermediate Value Theorem in the indicated interval and find
the value of c guaranteed by the theorem.
𝑥2 + 𝑥 5
𝑓(𝑥) = , [ ,4 ] , 𝑓(𝑐) = 6
𝑥−1 2
 iii. If √5 − 2𝑥 2 ≤ 𝑓(𝑥) ≤ √5 − 𝑥 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 , find lim 𝑓(𝑥).
𝑥 →0

Q3: Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the given functions (if it exists).

2𝑥 5 +3
i. 𝑓(𝑥) =
−𝑥 2 +𝑥
𝑥 3 −3𝑥 2 +3𝑥−1
ii. 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 +𝑥−2