201-103-RE - Calculus 1

WORKSHEET: LIMITS
1. Use the graph of the function f (x) to answer each question.
Use , or DN E where appropriate.

(a)

f (0) =

(b)

f (2) =

(c)

f (3) =

(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

lim f (x) =

x0

lim f (x) =

x0

lim f (x) =

x3+

lim f (x) =

x3

lim f (x) =

2. Use the graph of the function f (x) to answer each question.

Use , or DN E where appropriate.

(a)

f (0) =

(b)

f (2) =

(c)

f (3) =

(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

lim f (x) =

x1

lim f (x) =

x0

lim f (x) =

x2+

lim f (x) =

3. Evaluate each limit using algebraic techniques.

Use , or DN E where appropriate.
(a)
(b)

lim

x2 25
x2 4x 5

(q)

lim

x2 25
x2 4x 5

(r)

x0

x5

(c)
(d)
(e)

7x 4x 3
3x2 4x + 1

lim

x1

x4 + 5x3 + 6x2
lim 2
x2 x (x + 1) 4(x + 1)
lim |x + 1| +

x3

(f)

lim

x3

(g)
(h)

(i)
(j)

(k)

(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)

(s)

lim

x3

3
x

(u)

x+12
x2 9

(v)

x2 + 7 3
x+3

(w)

x2 + 2x 8
x2
x2 + 5 (x + 1)
 2
1/3
2y + 2y + 4
lim
y5
6y 3
p
lim 4 2 cos(x) 5
lim

x0

1
1

lim 3 + x 3 x
x0
x
1
2x + 8

2
lim x 12 x
x6
x+6

lim x2 2 x2 + 1
x

lim

lim

x7

lim

x1

(t)

x2

(x)
(y)
(z)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

2x 14
3 3x

lim

3x3 + x2 2
x2 + x 2x3 + 1

x+5
x 2x2 + 1


x5 + 1
lim cos
x
x6 + x5 + 100
lim

lim

x2

2x
4

x2

lim

x1 x2

3x
+ 2x + 1

x2 25
x1 x2 4x 5

x2 5 + 2
lim
x3
x3
lim

2x + sin(x)
x0
x4
1
2
lim
+ ex
x1 x 1
lim

lim 2x2 3x

(E)

x4 10
x 4x3 + x
r
x3
lim 3
x
5x
lim

(F)

x+2 2x
lim
x0
x
ex
lim+
x0 1 + ln(x)

lim x2 + 1 2x

3
x1
lim
x1
x1

4. Find the following limits involving absolute values.

x2 1
(a) lim
x1 |x 1|

x2 |x 3|
(c) lim
x3
x3

1
(b) lim
+ x2
x2 |x + 2|

5. Find the value of the parameter k to make the following limit exist and be finite.
What is then the value of the limit?
x2 + kx 20
lim
x5
x5

6. Answer the following questions for the piecewise defined function f (x) described on
the right hand side.
(a)

f (1) =

(b)

lim f (x) =

(c)

x0

sin(x)

f (x) =

lim f (x) =

2x

for x < 1,
for x > 1.

x1

7. Answer the following questions for the piecewise defined function f (t) described on
the right hand side.
(a)

f (3/2) =

(b)

f (2) =

(c)

f (3/2) =

(d)

lim f (t) =

(e)

t2

lim f (t) =

t1+

(f)

lim f (t) =

(g)

lim f (t) =

t2

t0

t2

t+6
f (t) =

t2 t

3t 2

for t < 2
for 1 < t < 2
for t 2

ANSWERS:
(b) 0

(c) 3

(d)

(b) DNE

(c) 0

(d) DNE

1. (a) DNE
2. (a) 0

(e) DNE

(f) 2
(f)

(e) 0

(g) DNE

(h) 1

(g) 1

3.
(a) 5
(b)

(l)

5
3

1
36

(w)

(m) 0

(x) DNE

(c) 5

(n) DNE

(d) 1

(o) DNE

(e) 1

(p) 0

(f)
(g)

1
24
1
6

(B)

(s)

(j) DNE

(u) 1

29

(C)

32

(t) 0

4. (a) DNE

(A)

(r) 1

4
3

(k)

(z)

(q)

(h) 18
(i)

(y) DNE

(D) 0
(E)
(F)

(v) DNE
(b)

(c) 9

5. k = 1, limit is then equal to 9

6. (a) DNE

(b) 0

(c) DNE

7. (a) DNE

(b) 4

(c) 10

8. (a) 0

(b) 0

(c)

5
3

(d) DNE

1
2

(e)

5
2

(f) 4

(g) DNE

2
3