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Test 6 Review Sheet
1) lim (-x 3 + 3x 2 - 5) 4x
x® ¥ 2) lim 2
f(x)
x® ¥ x +4
8
f(x)
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
f(x) f(x)
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
4 6
2 4
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x 2
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
7) lim ( x 2 + 6x + 8) x
x® ¥ 8) lim 2
x ® -¥
f(x) 2x + 2x + 1
8
f(x)
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
4
f(x)
18) lim
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
2
+1 )
f(x)
2 8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x 6
-2 4
-4 2
-6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -2
-10 -4
-12 -6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
f(x) f(x)
6 8
4 6
2 4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
-10 -8
4
24) lim (-x 3 - 14x 2 - 60x - 77)
23) lim -
x® ¥ ( x
e
x
-2 ) x® ¥
8
f(x)
f(x)
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
-10
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x -4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
28) lim (e + 2)
27) lim
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
3
+2 ) x® ¥
-x
10
f(x)
f(x)
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
15 x
39) lim 2
40) lim - 2
x® ¥ x +5 x ® -¥
x +x+1
f(x) f(x)
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
{ -2x - 3, x < -1
41) lim
x ® -1
f ( x ), f ( x ) =
6
f(x)
2x + 1, x ³ -1 42) lim
x®3
( e
3e
1
x-3
x-3
f(x)
+1
-1
)
4 8
2 6
4
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2 2
-4
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6 -2
-8 -4
-6
-8
43) lim
x ® -2
2e
1
x+2 44) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 3,
2x + 3, x ³ 0
x<0
f(x)
x+2
e +1 10
f(x)
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
{ 2x - 6, x < 2
47) lim-
x®2
( e
e
1
x-2
x-2
+1
f(x)
-2
) 48) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2
6
f(x)
0, x³2
4
6
2
4
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
2
-2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-8
49) lim -
x®2
( e
2e
1
x-2
x-2
+1
f(x)
-2
) 50) lim x + 1
x®2
10
8
f(x)
6
4
4
2
2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-10
-x 2 - 2x - 1, x £ 0
51) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 2x - 1, x>0
52) lim-
x ® -3
3x + 9
x+3
f(x) f(x)
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x 2
-2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
x 2 + 4x + 3, x £ 0
55) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { 0,
-x - 3, x ³ -1
x < -1
56) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 0, x>0
f(x) f(x)
6 8
4 6
2 4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
8 2
6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
4 -2
2 -4
-6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2 -8
-4 -10
-6 -12
1
x
59) lim -
x®3
( e
2e
1
x-3
f(x)
x-3
+1
-1
) 60) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) = 2
x®0
- 2, x < 0
-x - 2, x ³ 0
6
f(x)
{
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x -2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-10
+1
f(x)
-2
) 62) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) = 2
x®2
2,
+ 1, x £ 2
10
x>2
f(x)
{
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
2 2 8
f(x)
f(x)
6
10
4
8
2
6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
4
-2
2
-4
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6
-2
-8
-4
4
f(x) 66) lim+ -
x ® -1
( e
3e
1
x+1
x+1
+1
f(x)
-2
)
2
4
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x 2
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-10
-8
-10
1
4x - 4
67) lim e
x+3
x®1 x-1 68) lim -
x ® -3 1
f(x)
8 x+3
e +1
6 f(x)
8
4
6
2
4
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x 2
-2
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-8
4 6
2 4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
-10 -8
1
71) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2 { x + 1,
x 2 - 8x + 15, x > 2
x£2
72) lim+
x®1
e
1
x-1
f(x)
x-1
10
e +1
f(x)
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6
-8
f(x)
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
1
-x 2 + 6x - 10, x < 3
{
75) lim+ -
x®2
( e
2e
1
x-2
f(x)
x-2
+1
-1
) 76) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3
2
f(x)
x - 10, x³3
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
4
-2
2
-4
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6
-2
-8
-4
-10
-6
-12
-8
-10
+1
+1
f(x)
) 78) lim
x ® -2 -x - 2
8
6
f(x)
10
4
8
2
6
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
4
-2
2
-4
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-6
-2
-8
-4
-6
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
2
-2
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-10
-8
81) lim -e
x® ¥
1
x 82) lim -
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
4
-1 )
85) lim ( x 5 - 3x 3 + 3x + 1)
x ® -¥ 86) lim
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
3
-1)
89) lim (e - 1) 3x 2
2x
x ® -¥ 90) lim
x® ¥ x2 - 4
101) lim -e
-3x 102) lim (2x 2 + 16x + 32)
x® ¥ x ® -¥
108) lim (e - 3)
-3x
16x
107) lim 2 x® ¥
x ® -¥ x + 16
x
109) lim e -x + 3
x ® -¥ 110) lim 2
x ® -¥
x + 2x + 2
1 4
115) lim 3e
x 116) lim 2
x ® -¥
x® ¥ x +1
117) lim (e - 1)
-3x 4
x® ¥ 118) lim -
x® ¥ ( x
e
x )
+1
127) lim+
x®3
x-3
x-3
128) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { -2x - 4, x £ -1
-2, x > -1
x 2 - 4x + 5, x > 2
130) lim-
x®1 -x + 1
131) lim+ (- x - 3 + 2) x
x®3
132) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2
- ,
2
{ x£2
-x 2 + 2x - 1, x > 2
x 2 + 4x + 4, x £ -1
133) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { -2x - 1, x > -1 134) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2 {
-1, x < 2
x
- , x³2
2
+1
-1
) 136) lim
x®1
f ( x ) , f ( x) =
-x + 6, x ³ 1
x x+1
137) lim- f ( x), f ( x) = 2
x®0
- 3, x < 0
-x, x³0
{ 138) lim
x ® -1 x+1
143) lim
x®1
x-1
2
x +x-2
144) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { -2x + 1, x ¹ -1
-2, x = -1
x
145) lim
x®2
x+2-2
x-2 146) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1
-3 - , x ¹ -1
-4,
2
x = -1
{
-5, x = -2
{ 148) lim
x®2 x-2
-x 2 - 8x - 14, x ¹ -2
149) lim
x®4
x-4
x -2
150) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -2 { -5, x = -2
x 1
151) lim +1
x ® -1 1 -1 + x
-1 152) lim
1+x x®0 x
x -2 x
155) lim 156) lim
x®3 1 1
x®4 x-4
+
-3 + x 3
x 2 + 5x + 6 -x 2 + 3, x ¹ 0
157) lim
x ® -2 x+2
158) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 5, x=0
159) lim
1
2+x 2
-
1
160) lim
x ® -1
f ( x), f ( x) = { 1, x = -1
x®0 x
3
163) lim 2x + 5 164) lim - 2x + 4
x ® -1 x®1
x2
169) lim
x®0 ( )
2
+1
170) lim
x ® -2
-x + 1
x-2 x + 15 - 4
181) lim 182) lim
x®2
x-1-1 x®1 x-1
x -1 x-1
187) lim 188) lim
x®1
x®1 x-1 x -1
189) lim
x®9
x-9
x -3
190) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3 { -x - 1, x ¹ 3
-5, x=3
x x 2 + 2x - 3
191) lim 192) lim
x ® -2 1 1 x®1 x-1
-
2+x 2
x-2 x+8-3
193) lim 194) lim
x®2
x+2-2 x®1 x-1
-x 2 + 8x - 15, x ¹ 2
195) lim
x ® -3 1
-
1
x
196) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2 { -5, x=2
3+x 3
x 2 - 2x
197) lim -
x®2 x-2
198) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 2x, x ¹ 0
-3, x = 0
x2 + x - 6 x+2
201) lim - 202) lim 2
x ® -3 x+3 x ® -2 x + 5x + 6
x x
203) lim
x®2 1
+
-2 + x 2
1 204) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -3
2 + , x ¹ -3
-1,
2
x = -3
{
x 2 - 5x + 4 x-3
205) lim 206) lim
x®1 x-1 x®3
x+6-3
x2 - 1 x -2
207) lim 208) lim
x®1 x - 1 x®4 x-4
x 2 - 8x + 15, x ¹ 3
209) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3 { -1, x=3
210) lim
x ® -3
x+3
2
x + 2x - 3
212) lim- ( x + 3x - 9 )
211) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { 0, x < -1
-x - 1, x ³ -1
x®3
{ 2x + 7, x < 1
213) lim -
x ® -2
( e
3e
1
x+2
x+2
+1
-2
) 214) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®1 -2x - 1, x ³ 1
x 2 + 4x + 5, x < -3
215) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -2 {
-x,
x
x £ -2
- + 1, x > -2
216) lim
x ® -3
f ( x), f ( x) = { -x - 1, x ³ -3
2
217) lim ( x - 3 - 3) -x - 1
x®3 218) lim
x ® -1 -x - 1
+1
-1
)
1
{ 2, x < 0
221) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 2x, x ³ 0 222) lim
x®0
( )
e +1
3e
1
x
x
+1
{ 2x - 3, x < -1
225) lim+ -
x®2
( e
2e
1
x-2
x-2
+1
+2
) 226) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 x - 2, x ³ -1
227) lim- ( x + x )
x®0 228) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { x - 3, x £ 0
-1, x>0
-x 2 - 2x - 1, x £ 0
229) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { x, x£0
x 2 + 2x, x > 0 230) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { x
- 1, x>0
2
-x 2 - 2x - 2, x < -2 1
{
233) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -2 x, x ³ -2 234) lim- -
x ® -1
( e
3e
1
x+1
x+1
+1
+1
)
-x 2 - 2x - 1, x £ -1
235) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { 0, x > -1
236) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3 { 2x - 3,
2
-x + 4x - 3, x ³ 3
x<3
x 2 - 4x + 5, x > 2
Find the intervals on which each function is continuous. If it is discontinuous name the type of
discontinuity and prove why it fails the definition of continuity.
x 2 - 1, x ¹ -1 x 2 - 2, x ¹ -2
241) f ( x) = { -1, x = -1
242) f ( x) = { 4, x = -2
x 2 - 3x - 4
243) f ( x) = -
x+1
244) f ( x) = { 1, x £ -2
2x + 7, x > -2
x 2 - x - 12 x2
247) f ( x) = 248) f ( x) = -
x+3 2x + 4
x x
249) f ( x) = 2
250) f ( x) =
x + 2x + 1 x2
x 2 - 5x + 6
251) f ( x) =
x-2
252) f ( x) = { -1, x<2
-x + 2, x ³ 2
-x 2 + 2x, x ¹ 0
255) f ( x) = { -2, x=0
256) f ( x) =
x+2
2
x +x-2
257) f ( x) = x 3 - x 2 - 3
258) f ( x) = { -3,
2
-x + 8x - 15, x > 3
x£3
259) f ( x) = x 3 - 3x 2 - 3 x2
260) f ( x) = -
3x + 9
x x+1
263) f ( x) = - 2
264) f ( x) = - 2
x -x x -x-2
x 2 - 1, x ¹ 0 266) f ( x) = -x 4 - x 3 + 3x 2 - 3
265) f ( x) = { -2, x=0
267) f ( x) = x 2 + 4x - 2 x-3
268) f ( x) = 2
x + 2x - 3
-x 2 + 1, x ¹ 1 -x 2 - 8x - 16, x ¹ -3
271) f ( x) = { 5, x=1
272) f ( x) = { 4, x = -3
-x + 4, x<3 274) f ( x) = x 4 + x 3 - 4x 2 + 5
273) f ( x) =
{ -
x 7
+ , x³3
2 2
x x+1
279) f ( x) = 2
280) f ( x) = -
x +x x2 - 1
281) f ( x) = x 2 + 4x + 5 x
282) f ( x) =
3,
2
{
-3 - , x ¹ -2
x = -2
x 2 + 3x - 4 x 7
283) f ( x) = -
x-1
284) f ( x) =
{ - ,
2 2
-
x 1
- , x>0
2 2
x£0
x-1 288) f ( x) = -x 3 + 3x 2 + 2
287) f ( x) =
x2 - 4
289) f ( x) = -x 3 + 2x 2 + 2 290) f ( x) = 2x 2 - 8x + 2
1) lim (-x 3 + 3x 2 - 5) 4x
x® ¥ 2) lim 2
f(x)
x® ¥ x +4
8
f(x)
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-¥
0
f(x) f(x)
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
-¥ ¥
4 6
2 4
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x 2
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
¥
1
7) lim ( x 2 + 6x + 8) x
x® ¥ 8) lim 2
x ® -¥
f(x) 2x + 2x + 1
8
f(x)
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
¥
0
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-¥
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
¥
-1
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
2 2
¥
0
4
f(x)
18) lim
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
2
+1 )
f(x)
2 8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x 6
-2 4
-4 2
-6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -2
-10 -4
-12 -6
-4
1
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
¥ -1
f(x) f(x)
6 8
4 6
2 4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
-10 -8
-2 ¥
4
24) lim (-x 3 - 14x 2 - 60x - 77)
23) lim -
x® ¥ ( x
e
x
-2 ) x® ¥
8
f(x)
f(x)
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
-10
-¥
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x -4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-¥
2
28) lim (e + 2)
27) lim
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
3
+2 ) x® ¥
-x
10
f(x)
f(x)
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
2
2
¥
-¥
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
¥
-1
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-1
-3
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
2 2
15 x
39) lim 2
40) lim - 2
x® ¥ x +5 x ® -¥
x +x+1
f(x) f(x)
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
0 0
{ -2x - 3, x < -1
41) lim
x ® -1
f ( x ), f ( x ) =
6
f(x)
2x + 1, x ³ -1 42) lim
x®3
( e
3e
1
x-3
x-3
f(x)
+1
-1
)
4 8
2 6
4
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2 2
-4
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6 -2
-8 -4
-6
-1 -8
43) lim
x ® -2
2e
1
x+2 44) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 3,
2x + 3, x ³ 0
x<0
f(x)
x+2
e +1 10
f(x)
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
3
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
2
Does not exist.
{ 2x - 6, x < 2
47) lim-
x®2
( e
e
1
x-2
x-2
+1
f(x)
-2
) 48) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2
6
f(x)
0, x³2
4
6
2
4
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
2
-2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-8
Does not exist.
-2
49) lim -
x®2
( e
2e
1
x-2
x-2
+1
f(x)
-2
) 50) lim x + 1
x®2
10
8
f(x)
6
4
4
2
2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-x 2 - 2x - 1, x £ 0
51) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 2x - 1, x>0
52) lim-
x ® -3
3x + 9
x+3
f(x) f(x)
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-1 -3
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x 2
-2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
5
Does not exist.
x 2 + 4x + 3, x £ 0
55) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { 0,
-x - 3, x ³ -1
x < -1
56) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 0, x>0
f(x) f(x)
6 8
4 6
2 4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
0 0
8 2
6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
4 -2
2 -4
-6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2 -8
-4 -10
-6 -12
1 -4
1
x
59) lim -
x®3
( e
2e
1
x-3
f(x)
x-3
+1
-1
) 60) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) = 2
x®0
- 2, x < 0
-x - 2, x ³ 0
6
f(x)
{
6
4
4
2
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x -2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-10
-2
Does not exist.
+1
f(x)
-2
) 62) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) = 2
x®2
2,
+ 1, x £ 2
10
x>2
f(x)
{
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
2
Does not exist.
2 2 8
f(x)
f(x)
6
10
4
8
2
6
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
4
-2
2
-4
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6
-2
-8
-4
-2
3
4
f(x) 66) lim+ -
x ® -1
( e
3e
1
x+1
x+1
+1
f(x)
-2
)
2
4
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x 2
-2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-10
-8
-3 -10
-5
1
4x - 4
67) lim e
x+3
x®1 x-1 68) lim -
x ® -3 1
f(x)
8 x+3
e +1
6 f(x)
8
4
6
2
4
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x 2
-2
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
4 6
2 4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-4 -2
-6 -4
-8 -6
-10 -8
1
71) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2 { x + 1,
x 2 - 8x + 15, x > 2
x£2
72) lim+
x®1
e
1
x-1
f(x)
x-1
10
e +1
f(x)
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6
3 -8
f(x)
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
2
1
1
-x 2 + 6x - 10, x < 3
{
75) lim+ -
x®2
( e
2e
1
x-2
f(x)
x-2
+1
-1
) 76) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3
2
f(x)
x - 10, x³3
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
4
-2
2
-4
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-6
-2
-8
-4
-10
-6
-12
-8
-10 -1
-3
+1
+1
f(x)
) 78) lim
x ® -2 -x - 2
8
6
f(x)
10
4
8
2
6
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
4
-2
2
-4
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-6
-2
-8
-4
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
2
-2
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 x
-4
-2
-6
-4
-8
-6
-10
-8
81) lim -e
x® ¥
1
x 82) lim -
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
4
-1 )
-1 -1
¥ -2
85) lim ( x 5 - 3x 3 + 3x + 1)
x ® -¥
-¥
86) lim
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
3
-1)
-1
-1
-¥
89) lim (e - 1) 3x 2
2x
x ® -¥ 90) lim
x® ¥ x2 - 4
-1
3
¥ -¥
¥ -¥
-¥ ¥
2
¥
101) lim -e
-3x 102) lim (2x 2 + 16x + 32)
x® ¥ x ® -¥
0 ¥
¥
x® ¥ 106) lim -
x® ¥ ( ln x
x
3
+3 )
3
108) lim (e - 3)
-3x
16x
107) lim 2 x® ¥
x ® -¥ x + 16
-3
0
x
109) lim e -x + 3
x ® -¥ 110) lim 2
x ® -¥
x + 2x + 2
0
0
0 ¥
1 4
115) lim 3e
x 116) lim 2
x ® -¥
x® ¥ x +1
3 0
117) lim (e - 1)
-3x 4
x® ¥
-1
118) lim -
x® ¥ ( x
e
x )
+1
-2
0
127) lim+
x®3
x-3
x-3
128) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { -2x - 4, x £ -1
-2, x > -1
1 -2
x 2 - 4x + 5, x > 2
130) lim-
1
x®1 -x + 1
5
2
131) lim+ (- x - 3 + 2) x
2
x®3
132) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2
- ,
2
{ x£2
-x 2 + 2x - 1, x > 2
-1
x 2 + 4x + 4, x £ -1
133) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { -2x - 1, x > -1 134) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2 {
-1, x < 2
x
- , x³2
1 2
-1
+1
-1
) 136) lim
x®1
f ( x ) , f ( x) =
-1
x x+1
137) lim- f ( x), f ( x) = 2
x®0
- 3, x < 0
-x, x³0
{ 138) lim
x ® -1 x+1
Does not exist.
-3
4 -5
143) lim
x®1
x-1
2
x +x-2
144) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { -2x + 1, x ¹ -1
-2, x = -1
1 3
3
x
145) lim
1
x®2
x+2-2
x-2 146) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1
-3 - , x ¹ -1
-4,
2
x = -1
{
4 5
-
2
-5, x = -2
{ 148) lim
5
x®2 x-2
-1
-x 2 - 8x - 14, x ¹ -2
149) lim
x®4
x-4
x -2
150) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -2 { -5, x = -2
4 -2
x 1
151) lim +1
x ® -1 1 -1 + x
-1 152) lim
1+x x®0 x
0 -1
x -2 x
155) lim 156) lim
x®3 1 1
x®4 x-4
+
-3 + x 3
1
4 0
x 2 + 5x + 6 -x 2 + 3, x ¹ 0
157) lim
x ® -2 x+2
158) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 5, x=0
1 3
159) lim
1
2+x 2
-
1
160) lim
x ® -1
f ( x), f ( x) = { 1, x = -1
x®0 x
2
1
-
4
3
163) lim 2x + 5 164) lim - 2x + 4
x ® -1 x®1
3
3 - 6
x2
169) lim
x®0 ( )
2
+1
170) lim
x ® -2
-x + 1
3
1
1
2
6 5
x-2 x + 15 - 4
181) lim 182) lim
x®2
x-1-1 x®1 x-1
2 1
8
x -1 x-1
187) lim 188) lim
x®1
x®1 x-1 x -1
1 2
2
189) lim
x®9
x-9
x -3
190) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3 { -x - 1, x ¹ 3
-5, x=3
6 -4
x x 2 + 2x - 3
191) lim 192) lim
x ® -2 1 1 x®1 x-1
-
2+x 2 4
0
x-2 x+8-3
193) lim 194) lim
x®2
x+2-2 x®1 x-1
4 1
6
-x 2 + 8x - 15, x ¹ 2
195) lim
x ® -3 1
-
1
x
196) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2 { -5, x=2
3+x 3
-3
0
x 2 - 2x
197) lim -
x®2 x-2
198) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { 2x, x ¹ 0
-3, x = 0
-2 0
x2 + x - 6 x+2
201) lim - 202) lim 2
x ® -3 x+3 x ® -2 x + 5x + 6
5 1
x x
203) lim
x®2 1
+
-2 + x 2
1 204) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -3
2 + , x ¹ -3
-1,
2
x = -3
{
0 1
2
x 2 - 5x + 4 x-3
205) lim 206) lim
x®1 x-1 x®3
x+6-3
-3 6
x2 - 1 x -2
207) lim 208) lim
x®1 x - 1 x®4 x-4
2 1
4
x 2 - 8x + 15, x ¹ 3
209) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3 { -1, x=3
210) lim
x ® -3 2
x+3
x + 2x - 3
0 1
-
4
212) lim- ( x + 3x - 9 )
211) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { 0, x < -1
-x - 1, x ³ -1
3
x®3
{ 2x + 7, x < 1
213) lim -
x ® -2
( e
3e
1
x+2
x+2
+1
-2
) 214) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
9
x®1 -2x - 1, x ³ 1
x 2 + 4x + 5, x < -3
215) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -2 {
-x,
x
x £ -2
- + 1, x > -2
216) lim
x ® -3
f ( x), f ( x) = { -x - 1, x ³ -3
2 2
2
217) lim ( x - 3 - 3) -x - 1
x®3 218) lim
x ® -1 -x - 1
-3
Does not exist.
6
x®3
220) lim-
x®1
( e
e
1
x-1
x-1
+1
-1
)
-1
{ 2, x < 0
221) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
2
x®0 2x, x ³ 0 222) lim
x®0
( )
e +1
3e
1
x
x
+1
-2
{ 2x - 3, x < -1
225) lim+ -
x®2
( e
2e
1
x-2
x-2
+1
+2
) 226) lim+ f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1
-3
x - 2, x ³ -1
227) lim- ( x + x )
0
x®0 228) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { x - 3, x £ 0
-1, x>0
Does not exist.
-x 2 - 2x - 1, x £ 0
229) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { x, x£0
x 2 + 2x, x > 0 230) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®0 { x
- 1, x>0
0 2
-1
-2
-x 2 - 2x - 2, x < -2 1
{
233) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -2
-2
x, x ³ -2 234) lim- -
x ® -1
( e
3e
1
x+1
x+1
+1
+1
)
1
-x 2 - 2x - 1, x £ -1
235) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -1 { 0, x > -1
236) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®3 { 2x - 3,
2
-x + 4x - 3, x ³ 3
x<3
0 3
x 2 - 4x + 5, x > 2 4
1
Find the intervals on which each function is continuous. If it is discontinuous name the type of
discontinuity and prove why it fails the definition of continuity.
x 2 - 1, x ¹ -1 x 2 - 2, x ¹ -2
241) f ( x) = { -1, x = -1
242) f ( x) = { 4, x = -2
Removable discontinuity at: x = -1 Removable discontinuity at: x = -2
x 2 - 3x - 4
243) f ( x) = -
x+1
244) f ( x) = { 1, x £ -2
2x + 7, x > -2
Removable discontinuity at: x = -1 Jump discontinuity at: x = -2
x 2 - x - 12 x2
247) f ( x) = 248) f ( x) = -
x+3 2x + 4
Removable discontinuity at: x = -3 Essential discontinuity at: x = -2
x x
249) f ( x) = 2
250) f ( x) =
x + 2x + 1 x2
Essential discontinuity at: x = -1 Essential discontinuity at: x = 0
x 2 - 5x + 6
251) f ( x) =
x-2
252) f ( x) = { -1, x<2
-x + 2, x ³ 2
Removable discontinuity at: x = 2 Jump discontinuity at: x = 2
-x 2 + 2x, x ¹ 0
255) f ( x) = { -2, x=0
256) f ( x) =
x+2
2
x +x-2
257) f ( x) = x 3 - x 2 - 3
Continuous
258) f ( x) = { -3,
2
-x + 8x - 15, x > 3
x£3
259) f ( x) = x 3 - 3x 2 - 3 x2
260) f ( x) = -
Continuous 3x + 9
Essential discontinuity at: x = -3
x x+1
263) f ( x) = - 2
264) f ( x) = - 2
x -x x -x-2
Removable discontinuity at: x = 0 Removable discontinuity at: x = -1
Essential discontinuity at: x = 1 Essential discontinuity at: x = 2
x 2 - 1, x ¹ 0 266) f ( x) = -x 4 - x 3 + 3x 2 - 3
265) f ( x) = { -2, x=0 Continuous
Removable discontinuity at: x = 0
267) f ( x) = x 2 + 4x - 2 x-3
268) f ( x) = 2
Continuous x + 2x - 3
Essential discontinuities at: x = -3, x = 1
-x 2 + 1, x ¹ 1 -x 2 - 8x - 16, x ¹ -3
271) f ( x) = { 5, x=1
272) f ( x) = { 4, x = -3
Removable discontinuity at: x = 1 Removable discontinuity at: x = -3
-x + 4, x<3 274) f ( x) = x 4 + x 3 - 4x 2 + 5
273) f ( x) =
{ -
x 7
+ , x³3
2 2
Continuous
x x+1
279) f ( x) = 2
280) f ( x) = -
x +x x2 - 1
Removable discontinuity at: x = 0 Removable discontinuity at: x = -1
Essential discontinuity at: x = -1 Essential discontinuity at: x = 1
281) f ( x) = x 2 + 4x + 5 x
Continuous 282) f ( x) =
3,
2
{
-3 - , x ¹ -2
x = -2
Removable discontinuity at: x = -2
x 2 + 3x - 4 x 7
283) f ( x) = -
x-1
Removable discontinuity at: x = 1
284) f ( x) =
{ -
- ,
2 2
x 1
- , x>0
2 2
x£0
x-1 288) f ( x) = -x 3 + 3x 2 + 2
287) f ( x) =
x2 - 4 Continuous
Essential discontinuities at: x = -2, x = 2
289) f ( x) = -x 3 + 2x 2 + 2 290) f ( x) = 2x 2 - 8x + 2
Continuous Continuous