Chapter – 13 (Limit and Derivatives)

(𝑥+1)5 −1
1. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥
cos 2𝑥−1
2. lim
𝑥→0 cos 𝑥−1
𝑎𝑥+𝑥 cos 𝑥
3. lim
𝑥→0 𝑏 sin 𝑥
sin 𝑎𝑥+𝑏𝑥
4. lim 𝑎𝑥+sin 𝑏𝑥 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑎 + 𝑏 ≠ 0.
𝑥→0
5. lim (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 − cot 𝑥)
𝑥→0
tan 2𝑥
6. lim𝑥 𝑥
𝑥+2 𝑥−2
𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥, 𝑥 < 1
7. Suppose 𝑓(𝑥) = { 4, 𝑥 − 1 and if lim = 𝑓(1) what are possible values of a
𝑥→1
𝑏 − 𝑎𝑥, 𝑥 > 1
and b?
8. Find the derivative of cos x from first principle.
9. Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p,
q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers):
𝑝𝑥 2 +𝑞𝑥+𝑟 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 sin 𝑥
(i) (ax + b) (cx + d)2 (ii) (iii) − + cos 𝑥 (iv)
𝑎𝑥+𝑏 𝑥4 𝑥2 𝑐+𝑑 cos 𝑥
𝑥
(v) (ax2 + sin x) (p + q cos x) (vi) sin𝑛 𝑥
10. Find the derivative of
𝑥 cos 𝑥+sin 𝑥 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 sin 𝑥−𝑥 cos 𝑥
(i) (ii) (𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞)𝑟 (𝑛𝑥 + 𝑚)𝑠 (iii) (iv) 𝑥 sin 𝑥+cos 𝑥
tan 𝑥 2 tan 𝑥
2−3 cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝜋 2−3 cos 𝑥
(v) If 𝑦 = ( ) find at 𝑥 = (vi)
sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 4 sin 𝑥
sin 5𝑥
11. Find the limit: lim ( 𝑥+𝑥 3 + 𝑥 cot 3𝑥)
𝑥→0
√2−√1+cos 𝑥
12. Evaluate lim sin2 𝑥
𝑥→0
√2−√1+sin 𝑥
13. Evaluate lim𝜋
𝑥→ √2 cos2 𝑥
2
2−√3 cos 𝑥−sin 𝑥
14. Evaluate lim𝜋 (6𝑥−𝜋)2
𝑥→ 6
√𝑎+2𝑥−√3𝑥
15. lim
𝑥→𝑎 √3𝑎+𝑥−2√𝑥
𝑥
16. lim
𝑥→0 √𝑎+𝑥−√𝑎−𝑥
𝑥 10 −1024
17. lim
𝑥→2 𝑥−2
𝑥 𝑛 −2𝑛
18. lim = 80find n.
𝑥→2 𝑥−2
𝑥 4 −1 𝑥 3 −𝐾3
19. Find the value of K, if = lim 𝑥 2−𝐾2
𝑥−1 𝑥+𝑘
(3𝑥−1)(4𝑥−2)
20. lim
𝑥→∞ (𝑥+8)(𝑥−1)
√3𝑥 2 −1+√2𝑥2 −1
21. lim
𝑥→∞ 4𝑥+3
 1−cos 2𝑥
22. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥2
1−cos 2𝑥
23. lim 1+cos 2𝑥
𝑥→0
tan 𝑥−sin 𝑥
24. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥3
1−cos 𝑥√cos 2𝑥
25. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥2
1−cos 2𝑥
26. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥2
√1+sin 𝑥−√1−sin 𝑥
27. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥
1+cos 2𝑥
28. lim𝜋 (𝜋−2𝑥)2
𝑥→2
√3 sin 𝑥−cos 𝑥
29. lim𝜋 𝜋
𝑥→ 𝑥−
6 6
sin 𝑥−sin 𝑎
30. lim
𝑥→𝑎 √𝑥−√𝑎
√2−√1+sin 𝑥
31. lim𝜋
𝑥→2 cos2 𝑥

32. Find the derivatives of the following functions from first principles:-
(i) √2𝑥 + 3 (ii) sin 2𝑥 (iii) √sin 𝑥 (iv) sin √𝑥
(v) tan √𝑥