MSM910 Chapter 4 Homework

Xu Junjie
National Institute of Education
xujunjie1020@gmail.com
March 12, 2020

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 Question 1
(a) lim (3x2 + 5) = 3 × 22 + 5 = 17.
x→2
√
(b) lim x=0
x→0

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(c) lim does not exist, as lim+ = ∞ and lim− = −∞.
x→2 x − 2 x→2 x − 2 x→2 x − 2

(d) lim− f (x) = 2 × 3 − 3 = 3 and lim+ f (x) = 4 × 3 − 5 = 7

x→3 x→3

As lim+ f (x) 6= lim− f (x), lim f (x) does not exist.

x→3 x→3 x→3
 
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(e) lim x sin =0
x→0 x
As −x ≤ x sin( x1 ) ≤ x, and lim −x = 0 and lim x = 0, by the squeeze
  x→0 x→0
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theorem, lim x sin = 0.
x→0 x
Question 2
(a) For any given  > 0, we are to find a δ > 0 such that
whenever |x − 3| < δ, we always have |(4x − 1) − 11| < .
|(4x − 1) − 11| < 
|4x − 12| < 

|x − 3| <
4

Thus, we take δ = . By the definition of limit, lim (4x − 1) = 11.
4 x→3

(b) For any given  > 0, we are to find a δ > 0 such

 that
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whenever |x − 3| < δ, we always have  −  < .
x 3
 
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 − <
x 3
 
3 − x
 3x  < 
 

Take |x − 3| < 1, we have 2 < x < 4,

 
 3 − x  |x − 3|
 3x  < 3 × 2 < 
 

2
 |x − 3| < 6
Thus, we take δ = min(1, 6). By the definition of limit, we have
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lim = .
x→3 x 3
(c) For any given  > 0, we are to find a δ > 0 such that
whenever |x − 4| < δ, we always have |(2x2 − 1) − 31| < .

|(2x2 − 1) − 31| < 

|2x2 − 32| < 


|x2 − 16| <
2

|x − 4||x + 4| <
2
Take |x − 4| < 1, we have 3 < x < 5, and 7 < x + 4 < 9,

|x − 4||x + 4| < |x − 4| × 9 <
2

|x − 4| <
18
 
Thus, we take δ = min 1, . By the definition of limit, we have
18
lim (2x2 − 1) = 31.
x→4

(d) For any given  > 0, we are to find a δ √> 0 such

√ that
whenever |x − 5| < δ, we always have | x − 5| < .
√ √
| x − 5| < 
 ( x − √5)(√x + √5) 
 √ 
√ √ <
 

 x+ 5 
 
 x−5 
 x + √5  < 
√ 

|x − 5| |x − 5|
√ √ < √ <
| x + 5| 5
√
|x − 5| < 5
√
Thus
√ we take
√ δ = min(1, 5). By the definition of limit, we have
lim x = 5.
x→5

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(e) For any given  > 0, we are to find a δ √> 0 such that
whenever |x − 1| < δ, we always have | 3 x − 1| < .
Using the difference of cubes formula, we have
√ √ √
x − 1 = ( 3 x − 1)(( 3 x)2 + 3 x + 1)

Take |x − 1| < 1, we have 0 < x < 2,

√ √ √ √
(( 3 x)2 + 3 x + 1 < 2)2 + 2 + 1 < 22 + 2 + 1 = 7
3 3

Thus √
| 3 x − 1| < 
√ √ √ √
| 3 x − 1|(( 3 x)2 + 3 x + 1) < 7| 3 x − 1| < 7
|x − 1| < 7
Thus,
√ we take δ = min(1, 7). By the definition of limit, we have
lim 3 x = 1.
x→1

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