Chapter 2 Limits and Derivatives

Exercise 2A

1. The figure shows the graph of y  f (x) .

y

3
y  f (x)
2

x
2 O 1 3

(a) Find lim f ( x) .

x1
(b) Find lim f ( x).
x0
(c) Determine whether f (x) is continuous at x  0 .

2. The figure shows the graph of y  f (x).

y

1
x
O 2

(a) Find lim f ( x).

x 2
(b) Find lim f ( x).
x0
(c) Determine whether f (x) is continuous at x  0 and x  2 .

3. It is given that y  f (u)  3u  2 and u  g ( x)  x  3. Find y  f ( g ( x)) .

4. It is given that y  f (u)  3u 2  4 and u  g ( x)  2 x  3. Find y  f ( g ( x)) .

5. It is given that y  f (u)  7u  5 and u  g ( x)  3x 2 .

(a) Find y  f ( g ( x)) .
(b) Hence find the value of f (g (2)).

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6. It is given that y  f (u )  and u  g ( x)  2 x  3.
u 1
(a) Find y  f ( g ( x)) .
(b) Hence find the value of f ( g (3)).

7. Evaluate lim (10) .

x 0

8. Evaluate lim (8 x  7) .
x 10

9. Evaluate lim (6 x  9)(3x  7) .

x 3

10. Evaluate lim (2 x 2  5 x  4) .

x 2

11. Evaluate lim (3x 4  9 x).

x  2

x2
12. Evaluate lim .
x  1 x3
3x  7
13. Evaluate lim .
x 5 2 x  11
x6
14. Evaluate lim .
x 6 x3
x3
15. Evaluate lim .
x 2 x  2x  1
2

x2  4x  7
16. Evaluate lim .
x  1 x2  1
( x  3)( x  4)
17. Evaluate lim .
x  4 x 2  6 x  8
x2
18. Evaluate lim .
x4 x  4

( x  3)( x  2)
19. Evaluate lim .
x  2 ( x  2)( x  3)

x2  1
20. Evaluate lim .
x 1 x 2  1

21. Evaluate lim [(5  x)  x  7 ] .

x 2

x3
22. Evaluate lim ( x 2  3  ).
x 1 x 1

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23. Let f ( x)  x 2  3 and g ( x)  . Evaluate each of the following limits.
x2
(a) lim [ f ( x)  g ( x)]
x 0
f ( x)
(b) lim
x  2 g ( x)

24. The figure shows the graph of y  f (x).

y

2 y  f (x)

1
x
O 2

(a) Find the values of f (0) and f (2) .

(b) Find lim f ( x) and lim f ( x).
x0 x 2
(c) Determine whether f (x) is continuous at x  0 and x  2 .

6 x  30
25. Evaluate lim .
x 5 2 x  10

( x  3)(x  4)(x  5)
26. Evaluate lim .
x  4 ( x  2)( x  1)( x  4)

x4  1
27. Evaluate lim .
x 1 x 2  1

( x  2)( x  1)
28. Evaluate lim .
x  2 x 2  3x  2

x2  6x  5
29. Evaluate lim .
x  1 x2  1

x2  x  6
30. Evaluate lim .
x  2 x 2  5 x  6

x3  5 x 2
31. Evaluate lim .
x 0 4 x 4  3x

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 2 x 2  4  3x 2
32. Evaluate lim .
x 0 3x  6 x 3

3x 2  2 x 4
33. Evaluate lim .
x 0 4 x   5 x 4

6 x 6  3x3  2 x 2
34. Evaluate lim .
x 0 5 x 5  4 x 4  2 x 2

x 2  ( x  h) 2
35. Evaluate lim .
h 0 3h

2 x 2  hx  3h 2
36. Evaluate lim .
x h xh

x3  bx
37. If lim  2, find the value of b.
x 0 3x 2  x

x4
38. Evaluate lim .
x 4 x 2

6  x 2  27
39. Evaluate lim .
x 3 x3
x 2
40. Evaluate lim .
x  4 x  16
2

x 2  7 x  18
41. Evaluate lim .
x 9 x 3

42. Let f ( x)  x 2  2 x  3 and g ( x)  x  1.

(a) Find f ( g ( x)) and g ( f ( x)).
(b) Hence find lim f ( g ( x)) and lim g ( f ( x)).
x1 x1

x3  8h3
43. Evaluate lim .
x  2 h x 2  4h 2

x3  27h3
44. Evaluate lim .
x   3h x 2  6 xh  27h 2

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45. Evaluate lim .
h 0 h

2
xh
 2
x
46. Evaluate lim .
h 0 h

9 x 3
47. Evaluate lim .
x 0 4 x 2

x2
48. If lim  1, find the value of a.
x a x  11  3

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Exercise 2B

49. It is given that the function y  2 x  3. If there is an increment x  0.2 at x  3, find the value of y .

50. It is given that the function y  x 2  3x  2. If there is an increment x  0.1 at x  1, find the value of y .

51. It is given that the function y  2 x3  29x . If there is an increment x  0.1 at x  2 , find the value
of y .

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52. It is given that the function y  . If there is an increment x  0.2 at x  1, find the value of y .
x

y
53. For y  3x  4, evaluate y and if there is an increment x  0.01 at x  3.
x

y
54. For y  x 2  x  2, evaluate y and if there is an increment x  0.1 at x  4 .
x

y
55. For y  4  x  x3, evaluate y and if there is an increment x  0.01 at x  1.
x

y
56. For y  x , evaluate y and if there is an increment x  0.1 at x  4 . (Give your answer correct to 3
x
significant figures.)

y
57. It is given that the function y  3x 2 . Find y and .
x

2 y
58. It is given that the function y  . Find y and .
x x

1 y
59. It is given that the function y  . Find y and .
x 1 x

y
60. It is given that the function y  2 x3  2 x  3. Find y and .
x

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61. It is given that y  f ( x)  3x 2  16x  5.
y
(a) Find .
x
(b) Hence find the gradient of the tangent to the curve y  f (x) at x  1 .

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62. It is given that y  f ( x)  .
x3
y
(a) Find .
x
(b) Hence find the gradient of the tangent to the curve y  f (x) at x  2 .

63. It is given that f ( x)  3x 2  4.

(a) Find f ( x  x)  f ( x) .

f ( x  x)  f ( x)
(b) Find lim .
x 0 x
(c) Hence find f ' (1) .

64. It is given that y  x  1 .

y
(a) Find y and .
x
dy
(b) Hence find .
dx x  3

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65. It is given that f ( x)  .
x
(a) Find f ( x  h)  f ( x) .

f ( x  h)  f ( x )
(b) Find lim .
h 0 h
(c) Hence find f ' (4) .

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66. It is given that y  f ( x)  .
x 1
2

(a) Find y .
y
(b) Find lim .
x
x  0
(c) Hence find f ' (1) .

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67. It is given that y  f ( x)  2 x 2  4 .
y
(a) Find .
x
(b) Hence find the gradient of the tangent to the curve y  f (x) at x  4 .

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68. It is given that y  g ( x)  .
x2  9
y
(a) Find .
x
y
(b) Find lim .
x  0 x

(c) Hence find g ' (5) .

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