Calculus worksheet - Limits

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Use the graph to evaluate the limit.

1) 1)

lim f(x)
x -1
4 4
A) B) - C) -1 D)
5 5

2) lim f(x) 2)
x 0

A) Does not exist B) C) 1 D) -1

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Use the graph to estimate the specified limit.
3) lim f(x) and lim f(x) 3)
x (-1)- x (-1)+

A) -5; -2 B) -7; -5 C) -2; -7 D) -7; -2

4) lim f(x) 4)
x 0

A) 2 B) 0 C) -2 D) Does not exist

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 5) lim f(x) and lim f(x) 5)
- +
x x
2 2

A) ; B) ; C) 3; 6 D) 6; 3
2 2

6) lim f(x) and lim f(x) 6)

x 0- x 0+

A) 1; -1 B) 1; 1 C) -1; 1 D) -1; -1

Provide an appropriate response.

7) Which of the following expressions is a one-sided limit? 7)
I. lim f(x)
x 0
II. lim f(x)
x 0-
III. lim f(x)
x 0+

A) I and II only B) II and III only C) I, II, and III D) I and III only

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 8) Which of the following expressions is a left-hand limit. 8)

I. lim f(x)
x 0
II. lim f(x)
x 0-
III. lim f(x)
x 0+

A) II and III only B) I only C) II only D) III only

9) If lim f(x) = L, which of the following expressions are true? 9)

x 0

I. lim f(x) does not exist.

x 0-
II. lim f(x) does not exist.
x 0+
III. lim f(x) = L
x 0-
IV. lim f(x) = L
x 0+

A) I and IV only B) I and II only C) III and IV only D) II and III only

Use the TABLE feature of a graphing utility to find the limit.

h2 - 9
10) lim 10)
h -3 h 2 + 3h

A) 2 B) -2 C) 0 D) does not exist

d3 - 27
11) lim 11)
d 3 d- 3

A) 27 B) 9 C) 0 D) does not exist