MATH 140 Quiz 2 NAME___________________________

Professor: Dr. J. Beyers

INSTRUCTIONS

 The quiz is worth 100 points. There are five problems (each worth 20 points).
 This quiz is open book and open notes. This means you may refer to your
textbook, notes, and online classroom materials. You may take as much time as you
wish, provided you turn in your quiz no later than the due date posted in our
syllabus.
 You must show all work in order to receive full credit. If you do not show
your work, you may earn only partial or no credit at the discretion of the
professor.
 Emailed quizzes and exams will not be accepted (they crash my email system).
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MULTIPLE CHOICE Select the best answer choice. Write your answer choices
below:

(1) _____

(2) _____

(3) _____

(4) Fill-in-the-blank (proof)

(5) _____
(1) _____ Evaluate the following limit

lim
√ 2
x + 4−2
.
2
x →0 x

(A) 0
(B) 1/4
(C) 1/2
(D) 1
(E) None of the above
(2) _____ Use the graphs of F and G in Figure 1 and the Limit Principles to find the
following limits provided they exist:

3 2 F(x)
( i ) lim [ 2 F ( x )−3 G ( x ) ] ( ii ) lim [ F ( x ) ] + lim [G ( x ) ] ( iii ) lim [ F ( x ) G ( x ) ]+ 3 (iv ) lim
x →−3 x →−2 x →−2 x →−1 x →3 G(x)

Figure 1

2
F(x)
1

-3 -2 -1 1 2 3
0

-1

G(x)
-2

-3

(A) ( i )5 ( ii ) 9 ( iii ) 1 ( iv ) 3

(B) ( i )3 ( ii ) -4 ( iii ) 4 ( iv ) 1

(C) ( i )0 ( ii ) 9 ( iii ) does not exist ( iv ) 3

(D) ( i )5 ( ii ) 9 ( iii ) does not exist ( iv ) 3

(E) none of the above

(3) _____ Find the following limit, if it exists

lim ( √ x 2 + x−x )
x→ ∞

(A) 0
(B) 1/4
(C) 1/2
(D) Does not exist
(E) None of the above
(4) Fill-in-the-blank: Use an ε −δ method to prove the following limit

lim (5 x−3 )=2

x →1

Note: Substituting x=1 into the expression to verify the limit, is not a proof using the ε −δ
method.

Proof: (Fill-in-the-blank)

( I ) Find a value for δ :

( i ) ( 2 pts ) We need to show that for every ε > 0, there exists a δ > 0 such that:

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( ii ) ( 2 pts ) In particular, we need to show that for every ε > 0, there exists a δ > 0
such that:

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( iii ) ( 6 pts ) And since, _____________________________, we need to show for

every ε > 0, there exists a δ >0, such that:

_____________________________ ______________________________________

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( iv ) ( 1 pt ) Suggesting a good candidate for δ would be: _______________________

( II ) Confirm that the value δ works:

( v ) ( 4 pts ) To confirm the δ candidate is valid for a given ε > 0, choose δ=¿ _______
and assume ______________.

( vi ) ( 2 pts ) Then consider: _______________________________________________

( vii ) ( 2 pts ) Therefore, if ______________ _____, then _______________________

( viii ) ( 1 pt )Which proves by definition our limit statement:

___________________________________________________________________
(5) _____ Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y= √ x at x=c . Write your
answer in slope-intercept form, y=mx+b .

(Note: You must use the definition of the slope of the tangent, no “short-cuts” yet.)

x+ c (C) y=c √ x+ √ c (D) y= √ c x + √c

1 1
(A) y= (B) y= (E) None of the above
2 √c 2 √c 2c 2

(6) Find the derivative: f(x) = 8 − 3x 2