LIMITS AND CONTINUITY

ABHISHEK

1.

Evaluate the following limits : x 2 6x + 9 (i) Lim x 3 (x 3)

(ii) (iii) (iv)
Lim x x 1

+1 (x + 1)
3

Lim x 2 Lim x 1

1 1 2 x 2 x 3x + 2 x 4 3x 3 + 2

x 3 5x 2 + 3x + 1
Lim x 0

2.

Evaluate :

1+ x 1 x x
x +5 3 x4

3.

Evaluate :

Lim x 4

4. Evaluate :

Lim x 1

3+ x 5 x x2 2 x 2 + ax + b x 2 + rx + S 2x 2 + 5x + 1 3x 3 2x + 4

5. Evaluate :

Lim x

6. Evaluate :

Lim x

7. Evaluate :

Lim x 0

(2x + 1) 12 1
3x 1 x
1 2 3 3

8. Evaluate :

Lim 1 x 1

1 x

9. Evaluate :

Lim x 1 +

9 x

10.

Evaluate :

Lim x 0

9 x 3x 4x 2x
e x e x x

11.

Evaluate :

Lim x 0

12.

Evaluate :

Lim x 2

ex e2 x2

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13. 14.

P.T.

Lim x 0

(1 + x ) 1n 1 = 1
x n

Determine left hand and right hand limits of the function 3x Lim
x 0

x + x2

15.

Discuss the continuity of the function at x = 1 x +1 f(x) = 2 x +1 Discuss the continuity of :

16.

1 1 , when x 0 f(x) = x 0, when x = 0

17.

Discuss the continuity of :

x 2 3x + 2 , when x 0 f(x) = x 2 1, when x = 1

18.

Examine the continuity of the function 2 + x, if x 1 f(x) = 2 x, if x 1 at x = 1. A function is defined as follows : 9x , if x < 1 f(x) = x + 2 x+3 , if x > 1 x

19.

20.

x2 a, if x < a Let f(x) = a 2 a a , if x > a x

21.

Determine the value of a and b, so that f(x) is continuous ax + 5, if x 2 f(x) = x 1, if x 2 A function f(x) is defined as follows -

22.

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1 1 2 x, if 0 < x < 2 3 1 f(x) = x, if < x < 1 2 2 1 1 , if x = 2 2

23.

A function f(x) is defined as follows : 3 3 + 2x, if 2 < x < 0 3 if 0 < x < f(x) = 3 2x, 2 3 3 2x, if x > 2 Show that f(x) is continuous at x = 0 and is discontinuous at x =

3 . 2

24.

A function f(x) is defined as x + 1, if 1 < x < 1 f(x) = if 1 < x < 2 x. 4 x, if 2 < x < 5 Discuss the continuity of function at x = 1 and x = 2.
3 , if x < 1

25.

f(x) = ax + b, if 1 < x < 3 9 , if 3 < x Determine the values of a and b, so that f(x) is continuous. if

Q.13. If XY + YX Q.14. If Y =
Q.15 if 2x = y 1/m

= ab ; find dy . dx ;; Prove that ( 1-X2 ) dy + y = 0 dx + y -1/m ; Prove that ( X2 -1) dy 2 = dx

m2 Y2

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Q.16. find the derivative of the function with respect to X.

X = 1- t2 , Y = 2t 1+t2 1+t2 Q.17 If y = X3 log(1/x); prove that X d2 y - 2dY + 3X2 = 0 dX2 dX Q.18 if x+ ; Prove that (a2 + x2 ) d2 y + x dy = 0 dx dx2
Q.19 If x3 + y3 = 3axy ; prove that d2 y dx2 Q.20 if

= 2a3 xy ( ax y2 )3

x = log a , P.T.dy = 2 - x x-y x-y dx y Q.21. find the rate of change of y=f(x)=2X2 -12X +45 with respect to x. Evaluate the rate when X=4.
Q.22. find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y=f(x) = X2 +5 at x=1 . Q.23. find the slope of the tangent to the curve y=f(x)=

x at the point (4,2) .

Q.24. find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y = f(x) = X2 + y2 -2X -2Y at (2,3) . Q25. if X = e
Y X-Y

, P.T dy
dx
a+b+2X

logX
(1+logX)2

Q.26. if Y=

a+x b+x

a+b P.T. dy at (x=0) = dx

Q.27. Differentiate

2 log a + b2 - a2 b ab

a b

x with respect to a x

Q.28. Differentiate ( logx )2 with respect to ex Q.29. if X 1 + Y + Y

1 + X = 0 ; P.T . dy
dx

1 1+x)2

Q.30. if Y= logX X

; P.T. d2y = 2 logx -3 dx2 x3

Q.31. if Y = e ax ; P.T d2 y 2a dy + a2y = 0 dx2 dx

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ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1. (a) 7.(a) 13.(c) 19.(a) 25.(b) 31(a) 37.(d) 43.(c)

2.(c) 8.(c) 14(a) 20(c) 26(b) 32.(c) 38.(c) 44.(c)

3.(b) 9.(c) 15(c) 21(c) 27(c) 33(c) 39(b) 45.(c)

4(a) 10(a) 16(d) 22(b) 28.(d) 34(a) 40(a) 46(b)

5(a) 11(c) 17(a) 23.(b) 29(d) 35(b) 41(c) 47.(a)

6(c) 12(b) 18(a) 24(c) 30(c) 36.(c) 42.(c)

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