ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Applied Mathematics I (Math 1041) AY 2022/2023
Worksheet 3
1. Using    definition of a limit, show the following
 x 1  2
a) lim (7  2 x)  11 b) lim ( x 2  3x)  10 c) lim   d) lim sin 3x  0
x 1 x  2
x 2 x 5
  3 x 0

2. If it exists, evaluate following limits

 1   y3 1  7 3 x 3
a) lim h 2 1  2  b) lim   c) lim
y 1   x 8
x 0
 h   y  1 
x 8

 y3  2
1

   x2  4  x2
d) lim e) lim  3  lim
x  2 x  8 
y 8  y  8 
f) x0 sec x  1
   
2x2  x  sin 3 x  sin x cos x 2 
g) lim h) lim x 2 (1  cot 2 3x) i) lim  
x0 sin x x0 x 
 x  
2 x 1
 2  sin 2 x  1  e x  e x
j) lim   k) lim 1   l) lim 2 x
x 
 x2  x
 3x  x e  e 2 x
 3x  4 
1

lim     ( x  1)
3 3

 n) lim t  t  t  4
2 2
m) o) lim
x
 2x  5 
2 x 
t 
x2  3
3x  5 x x  x2
3
 x  2 1
p) lim x
x 3  5 x
q) lim  
 r) lim
x  1
 1  x 
x 0 x3  x2
3. Using squeezing theorem evaluate
1 1 1
a) lim ( x   ) cos 2 ( ) b) lim sin x cos c) lim x 4 sin
x  x  x  0 x x0 5
x3
d) lim g ( x) , if g ( x)  3  5( x  2) 2 x e) lim f ( x) , if 4  2 sin x  2 f ( x)  4  8  2 sin x x  ( ,0)
x 2 x 2

4. Find all vertical asymptotes of graph of f.

x 2  5x  6 8x  2 x 2 sin( x 2  1)
a) f ( x)  b) f ( x)  2 c) f ( x) 
x3  8 x  16 x3  x
5. Find all horizontal asymptotes of graph of f.
x 2  5x  6 (1  x 2 )( x  1) x
a) f ( x)  b) f ( x)  c) f ( x) 
x3  8 x 2 (1  2 x) x2 1
6. Show each of the following.
a) lim f ( x)  0 if and only if lim f ( x)  0 . B) If lim f ( x)  L , then lim f ( x)  L .
x a x a x a x a

7. a) Suppose lim f ( x)  L  IR and lim ( f ( x) g ( x))  1 . What can we say about lim g ( x) ?
x a x a xa

b) If lim ( f ( x)  g ( x)) and lim f ( x) exist, what can we say about lim g ( x) ?
x a xa xa

1
 f ( x)  L
8. Prove that if there is a number M such that  M , x  c , then lim f ( x)  L .
xa x a

9. If lim f ( x)  0 and g ( x)  M x  a , then show that lim ( fg )( x)  0 .

x a x a

ax  b x  1

10. Let f ( x)  3x 1  x  2 . Find numbers a and b such that f is continuous on IR.
bx 2  a 2  x

 cos x  1
 , x0
11. Find the value of k so that f(x) =  sin 2 x is continuous at 0.
 k, x0
12. Determine for which of the following functions we can define f(a) so as to make f continuous at a.
tan 3x x2 1  x 2  1 for x  1
a) f ( x)  ;a  0 b) f ( x)  ; a=1 c) f ( x)   ; a= -1
2 x 2  5x x 1 x for x  1
13. Using the intermediate value theorem show that the equation has a root in the given interval.
a) 2 x  4 x  5x  4 , [1,2] b) 2 cos x  x , [0, 2 ] c) tan x  1  x , [0, 4 ]
3 2 2

14. Show that if f is continuous and 0  f ( x)  1 x [0,1] , then there exists at least one number c in [0,1]
for which f (c)  c . ( Hint apply IVT on g ( x)  x  f ( x) )
15. Find the set of all points where the derivative exists for

 x for 0  x  1  x cos( 1x ), x  0
a. f ( x)  sin x b. f ( x)  [ x] c. f ( x)   2 d. f ( x)  

x else where 0 ,x  0

16. If f and g are two functions with f (a)  1, f (a)  2, g (a)  1 and g (a)  3 , then find  fg  f  (a) and

 f 
  (a)
 f g
d
17. Let f be a differentiable function such that f ( x)  e x , then find ( f (ln(ln 2 x)))
dx
18. Let f ( x)  x 2 x . Show that f (x) is continuous at 0 but not differentiable at 0.
19. Discuss the continuity and differentiability of each function at the given point a
 x 1  x 2 sin( 1x ) if x  0
a. f ( x)  3 x  x at a = 0 b. f ( x)   x  1 for x  1 at a = 1 c. f ( x)   at a=0
1 / 2 0 if x  0
 for x  1
20. Show that the derivative of even function is odd and vice versa.
21. Assuming f (a) exists express the following in terms of f (a)
f ( a  h)  f ( a ) f ( a  h)  f ( a  h) f ( x)  f (a)
a. lim b. lim c. lim ,a  0
h 0 h h 0 h x a
x a
22. Find f (x) at each point where the derivative exists.
x
a. f ( x)  b. f ( x)  xe  ln x c. f ( x)  x  x
( x.  1) 2

d. f ( x)  ( x  7) x  7 e. f ( x) 
ex
f. f ( x)  log x2 ( x 2e x )
32 x  1
2
 g. f ( x)  (ln x) x
h. f ( x)  3 log 3 ( x  3)
2x 2
i. f ( x)  x x2

cos x x  0
23. Given f ( x)   . Find the values of a and b such that f (0) exists
ax  b x  0
 x 3 if x  1
24. Given f ( x)   2 . Find the values of a and b such that f (1) exists.
ax  bx  c if x  1
25. Find the 3rd derivative of the following functions.
a. f ( x)  x 2 e 3 x b. f ( x)  ln(ln(5x)) c f ( x)  cos 2 x  e tan x
26. Explain why the Mean Value Theorem (MVT) does not apply for f(x) = x2/3 on [-1,1]
27. Using the MVT show that
a. if f ( x) 1 x in some interval I, then f ( x1 )  f ( x2 )  x1  x2 x1 , x2  I
b. sin x  x x R.
28. Find the asymptote(s), intervals of monotonicity, critical points, the local extreme points, intervals of
concavity and inflection point(s) of the following functions.
2
a) f(x) = -3x4 + 4x3 b) f(x) = x 2  x  2 c) f(x) = (x – 2)2/3 d) f(x) = x2 +
x
x2 x 2  6x
e) f(x) = f) f(x) = g) f(x) = x2e-x h) f(x) = x  2  x  4 i) f(x) = x 1  x
x2 ( x  1) 2

29. Evaluate each of the following integrals.

dx x2  4 x
 x(1  ln x)  x e dx  x 3  2 x 2  x dx 
2 x
a. b. c. d. dx
3  2 x  x2
 sin
3
e. x dx f. g. h.

i. j. k. l.

1 1
m. n. o.  4  x2
dx p.  3  x2  2x
dx

1 cos x
  1  sin  tan  ln xdx
1
q. dx r. dx s. x dx t.
x 1  x 
2
x