Calculus (Tutorial-2)

Limits & Continuity

(1) Evaluate the following limits.

sin 2𝑥 sin 3𝑥
1. lim 2. lim
𝑥→0 𝑥 𝑥→0 5𝑥

tan 4𝑥 sin 7𝑥
3. lim 4. lim
𝑥→0 3𝑥 𝑥→0 sin 3𝑥

tan 4𝑥 sin 7𝑥
5. lim 6. lim
𝑥→0 sin 5𝑥 𝑥→0 tan 𝑥

(2) Discuss the continuity of the following functions at dedicated points.

𝑥 4 − 16
, 𝑥≠2
1. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 2 − 4 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 2
7, 𝑥=2
sin 3𝑥 − sin 2𝑥 𝑥<0
,
𝑥
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 + 1, 0≤𝑥<2 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 0 & 𝑥 = 2
2≤ 𝑥
𝑥 2 + 3,

(3) Find the value of the constant 𝑘 which makes the following functions
continuous.

sin 𝑘𝑥 − tan 3𝑥
, 𝑥≠0
1. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥
4, 𝑥=0

√𝑥− 2
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 − 4
, 𝑥<4
𝑘𝑥, 𝑥≥4
(4) Find the constants a and b such that 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous on [-4, 4]:

5𝑏 − 3𝑎𝑥 −4 ≤ 𝑥 < −2
𝑓(𝑥) = { 4𝑥 + 1 −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
𝑎𝑥 2 + 17𝑏 2<𝑥≤4
(5) Find the constants a and b such that 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous on [0,8]:

𝑥 2 − 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 0≤𝑥<2
𝑓(𝑥) = {3𝑥 + 2 2≤𝑥≤4
2𝑎𝑥 + 5𝑏 4<𝑥≤8
(6) Find the constants a and b such that 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous on [0,6]:

𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 0≤𝑥<2
𝑓(𝑥) = { 4𝑥 − 1 2≤𝑥≤4
𝑎𝑥 2 + 17𝑏 4<𝑥≤6