CHAPTER 1

TEST

For Exercises 1–3, consider Graphical limits. Consider the following graph of function f
x - 36
2 for Exercises 4–11.
lim f 1x2, where f 1x2 = .
x:6 x - 6 y
1. Numerical limits.
a) Complete the following input–output tables. 5
4

x:6 -
f 1x2 x:6 +
f 1x2 3
2
f
5 7 1

–6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
5.7 6.5 –1
–2
5.9 6.1

5.99 6.01
Find each limit, if it exists. If a limit does not exist, state that
5.999 6.001 fact.

5.9999 6.0001 4. lim f 1x2 5. lim f 1x2

x : -5 x : -4

6. lim f 1x2 7. lim f 1x2

b) Find lim- f 1x2, lim+ f 1x2, and lim f 1x2, if each exists. x : -3 x : -2
x:6 x:6 x:6

8. lim f 1x2 9. lim f 1x2

2. Graphical limits. Graph the function, and use the graph
to find the limit. x : -1 x:1

3. Algebraic limits. Find the limit algebraically. Show 10. lim f 1x2 11. lim f 1x2
your work. x:2 x:3
 Chapter 1 Test 193

Determine whether each function is continuous. If a function is 36. f 1x2 = x 2x 2 + 5

not continuous, state why.
d 3y
12. y 13. y 37. For y = x 4 - 3x 2, find .
dx 3
5 5
4 4
3 3 38. Business: average revenue, cost, and profit. Given
2 2 revenue and cost functions
1 1
–5 – 4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 –5 – 4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5
R1x2 = 50x and C1x2 = x 2>3 + 750,
–1 x –1 x
–2 –2 where x is the number of items produced and R1x2 and
–3 –3
y = f(x)
–4 –4
C1x2 are in dollars, find the following:
–5 y = g(x) –5 a) The average revenue, the average cost, and the aver-
age profit when x items are produced
Consider the function shown in Exercise 13. b) The rate at which average cost is changing when 8
14. Find lim f 1x2. 15. Find f 132.
items are produced
x:3
17. Find lim f 1x2.
39. Social sciences: memory. In a certain memory experiment,
16. Is f continuous at 3?
x:4 a person is able to memorize M words after t minutes,
18. Find f 142. 19. Is f continuous at 4? where M = - 0.001t 3 + 0.1t 2.
a) Find the rate of change of the number of words memo-
Find each limit, if it exists. If a limit does not exist, state why.
rized with respect to time.
x - 2
20. lim 13x 4 - 2x 2 + 52
b) How many words are memorized during the first 10 min
21. lim+
x:1 x:2 x1x 2 - 42 (at t = 10)?
c) At what rate are words being memorized after 10 min
22. lim
7 (at t = 10)?
40. Find 1f  g21x2 and 1g  f21x2 for f 1x2 = x 2 - x
x:0 x
23. Find a simplified difference quotient for and g 1x2 = 2x 3.
f 1x2 = 2x 2 + 3x - 9.
SYNTHESIS
24. Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of
y = x + 14>x2 at the point 14, 52. 41. Differentiate y = 211 - 3x22>311 + 3x21>3.
25. Find the point(s) on the graph of y = x 3 - 3x 2 at which x 3 - 27
42. Find lim .
the tangent line is horizontal. x:3 x - 3

Find dy/dx.
26. y = x 23 27. y = 42x + 52x
3
TECHNOLOGY CONNECTION
- 10 43. Graph f and f ¿ over the interval 30, 54. Then estimate
28. y = 29. y = x 5>4 points at which the tangent line to f is horizontal.
x
f 1x2 = 5x 3 - 30x 2 + 45x + 52x; 30, 54
30. y = - 0.5x 2 + 0.61x + 90
44. Find the following limit by creating a table of values:
Differentiate.
25x + 25 - 5
1 3 lim .
31. y = x - x 2 + 2x + 4 x:0 x
3
Start with 0.1 and then go to 0.01 and 0.001.
3x - 4
33. f 1x2 =
x
32. y =
x3 5 - x

34. f 1x2 = 1x + 32417 - x25

35. y = 1x 5 - 4x 3 + x2-5