DEBARK UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

APPLIED MATHEMATICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS

WORK SHEET - I

INSTRUCTION: WORK OUT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1) Define limits formally and informally

2) Evaluate the values of the limits of the following functions

a) lim
x 9 −1 √ x−1
b)lim 3 c) lim
√3 x+ 1−1 d) lim
√3 x−2 e) lim
√1+√ x−2
3

x →1 x 12−1 x →1 √ x−1 x →0 2x x →8 x−8 x→ 27 x−27

3) Show the following limits by using the precise definition of limits

a) Proof that lim

x→ a
1
x
=
1
a
, b) Show that lim
x→ 4
x
3
= 64, e) lim
x →6
( 4x +3)= 92
2x x4
c) Show that lim = 1, d) lim = 16 f)
x →2 x +2 x →2

4) Show that whether the following limit is exist or not exist:

−1 5 1 1 x +2
a) lim 2
b) lim c) lim d) lim 3
e¿ lim
x →0 x , x →0 x x →1 x−1 x →1 x −1 x→ 3 x−3
5) Find the limit of the following functions.

a) lim
x→ ∞
7 x−4
√x 3
+5
b) lim
h→ 0
√ 4 +h−√ 4
h
c) lim
√ 6−x−2 d) f ( x )= 7 x−2 , if x ≥ 2
x →2 √ 3−x−1 3 x+5 , if x <2 {
6) Given that the function f(x) =
{ kx−2 , x ≤−1
x 2 +k , x ≥−1 } ,

Find the value of k so that lim f ( x)exists.

x→−1

7) Show that whether the following is continuous or discontinuous at the point

a) f(x) =
{−22 , x, x≤>00 } , at x = 0

{ }
2 x−1 , x< 2
b) f(x) = −2 , x=0 , at x = 2 and at x = 3
5−x , x >2
c) The signum function (sgn) function at x = 0
8) State the Intermediate value theorem

9) Show that the function f(x) = 1- √ 1−x 2 is continues on the interval [-1, 1]
f ( x +h )−f (x)
10) Find lim when f ( x ) = √ 2 x
h→ 0 h

11) For what value of c is the following function f is continuous on(−∞ , ∞ )?

{
2
f ( x )= c x3 +2 x , if x <2
x −cx ,if x ≥2

{
2
3 x −1 ,if x <0
12) Consider the function f ( x )= cx +d , if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

√ x +8 , if x >1
Determine the values of the constants c and d so that f is continuous everywhere.