Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Department of Mathematics
Calculus-I (MA 101N)/Calculus (MA 105)
Tutorial-3

1. Using Cauchy’s theorem on limits prove the following:

(i) lim (n)1/n = 1.
n→∞
(ii) lim (n!)1/n = ∞.
n→∞
1 2
+ 32 + 43 + . . . + n+1


(iii) lim = 1.
n→∞ n 1 n
1 1/2 1/3


(iv) lim n 1 + 2 + 3 + . . . + n1/n = 1.
n→∞
1+ 12 + 12 +...+ 12
(v) lim 2 3
n
n
= 0.
n→∞
2. Using ε − δ definition of limit show the following:
1
(i) lim = 12 .
x→2 x
(ii) lim x2 sin x1 = 0.
x→0
x2 −4
(iii) lim = 4.
x→2 x−2
3. Using ε  − δ definition show the following:
 x2 −4 , if x ̸= 2
x−2
(i) f (x) = is continuous at x = 2.
 4, if x = 2

 x3 −1 , if x ̸= 1
x2 −1
(ii) f (x) = is continuous at x = 1.
 3/2, if x = 1

 x2 cos 1 , if x ̸= 0
x
(iii) f (x) = is continuous at x = 0.
 0, if x = 0

 |x| if x ̸= 0

x
4. Using sequential approach show that f (x) = is not continuous at 0.
0

if x = 0

x2 − 1, when x ≥ 1
5. Show that the function f (x) = has no derivative at x = 1.
 1 − x, when x < 1

 x2 cos 1 , when x ̸= 0
x
6. Examine the function f (x) = for the existence of derivative at x = 0.
 0, when x = 0
7. Let f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be continuous. Show that f has a fixed point in [0, 1]; that is, there exists
x0 ∈ [0, 1] such that f (x0 ) = x0 .