LIMITS WORKSHEET #1

- Find the indicated limit. Which method is most appropriate: Direct Substitution,
Numerical, Analytic or Graphical?
1.
3
lim(3 2)
x
x

+
2.
3
1
1
lim
1
x
x
x

3.
2
1
2 3
lim
1
x
x x
x


+
4.
0
1
lim
x
x
x

+
5.
2
3
lim
2 3
x
x
x x
+

6.
3 3
0
( )
lim
x
x x x
x
A
+ A
A
7.
0
sin 4
lim
sin 2
x
x
x

8.
1
1
1
lim
1
x
x
x

9.
2
0
2
lim
sin 2

+
10.
1
lim ( )
s
f s

; where
1
( )
1 1
s s
f s
s s
<
=

>

11.
1
lim ( )
s
f s

; where
3
( )
6 3
s s
f s
s s
<
=

>

- Find the discontinuities (if any) for each function. Identify which are Removable and
which are Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite? Analyze each initially
without a graph, then draw a sketch afterwards to confirm.
12.
2
1
( )
1
f x
x
=
+
13.
2
( )
1
x
f x
x
=

14. ( ) [[ 3]] f x x = +
15.
2
3 2
( )
1
x x
f x
x

=

16.
1
( )
2 2
x
f x
x
+
=
+
17.
2
2 3 1
( )
1
x x
f x
x x
+ <
=

>

18.
3
5
1
( ) 3
3 1
x
x
f x
x x
+
<

>

19.
cos 0
( )
2 0
x x
f x
x x
<
=

+ >

ANSWERS:
1. -7
2. 1
3. -5
4.
5.
6. 3x^2
7. 2
8. -1/2
9. 1
10. DNE
11. 3
12. None, contin (-,)
13. Nonremovable @ x = +/-1
14. Nonremovable @ every integer
15. Removable @ x = 1
16. Removable @ x = -1
3
LIMITS WORKSHEET #2
- Find the indicated limit.
1.
0
lim
sin

2.
0
tan
lim

3.
0
sin
lim
3
x
x
x

4.
0
sin5
lim
sin3
x
x
x

5.
0
lim
sin3
x
x
x

6.
2
0
sin
lim

7.
0
1 cos
lim

8.
0
3
lim
sin5
x
x
x

9.
0
tan 2
lim
3
y
y
y

10.
0
lim cot 2

11.
2
0
sin 2
lim
2
x
x
x x

+
12.
0
limtan 2 csc 4
x
x x

13.
0
limcot sin 4
x
x x

14.
2
2
0
1 cos
lim
x
x
x

15.
0
tan3
lim
tan 2
x
x
x

16.
2
0
lim
sin
x
x
x

Answers:
1. 1
2. 1
3.
1
3
4.
5
3
5.
1
3
6. 0
7. 0
8.
3
5
9.
2
3
10.
1
2
11. 2
12.
1
2
13. 4
14. 1
15.
3
2
16. 0
LIMITS WORKSHEET #3
- Find the indicated limit.
1.
0
3 3cos
lim
x
x
x x

2. limtan
x
x

3.
7
limsec
6
x
x

4.
1
lim ( );
x
f x

where
1
( )
2 1
x x
f x
x x
s

=

>

;
(Graphically)
5.
2
2
2
lim
4
x
x
x
+

6.
3
3 2
5 1
lim
10 3 7
x
x
x x

+
+
7.
3
1 2
lim
3
x
x
x

8.
3
2
lim
2
x
x

+
9.
1
limsin
2
x
x

10.
1
lim 1
x
x
x

| |
+
|
\ .
11.
2
0
3
lim
x
x x
x

12. lim sec

13.
4
2
lim
4
x
x
x

14.
2
0
tan
lim
x
x
x

15.
0
lim(1 cos 2 )
h
h

+
16.
1
1
lim
1
x
x
x
+

+
+
17.
2
lim sec
x
x

18.
2 2
0
5( ) 5
lim
x
x x x
x
A
+ A
A
19.
3 2
2
2 3 1
lim
2
x
x x x
x x

+ +
+
20.
2
lim( 3)
x
x

+
- Find the interval for which the function is continuous.
21. ( ) 3 f x x x = +
22.
1
( )
x
f x
x
+
=
23.
2
1
( )
( 1)
f x
x
=

24.
1
( )
4 3
f x
x
=

- Find the discontinuities (if any) for the given function. State whether they are
Removable, Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite. Use your TI-83/84 to verify
your responses.
25.
2
1
( )
4
f x
x
=
+
26.
2
1
( )
2
x
f x
x x

=
+
27. ( ) cos
2
x
f x

=
28.
1
( ) 2 1
2 1 1
x x
f x x
x x
<

= =

>

29.
2
3 3
( )
6 3
x x
f x
x x x
+ >

=

+ s

30.
2
2 2
( )
4 1 2
x x
f x
x x x
s
=

+ >

31.
tan 1
( ) 4
1
x
x
f x
x x

<

>

Answers:
1. 1
2. 0
3.
2
3

4. 1
5.
1
4

6.
1
2
7.
1
4
8. -2
9. 1
10. 2.718 e
11. -3
12.
13.
1
4
14. 0
15. 2
16. 1
17.
18. 10x
19.
20. 0
21. [ 3, )
22. (0, )
23. ( ,1) (1, )
24. (4,13) (13, )
25. Continuous for ( , )
26. 1, Removable; -2 Nonremovable Infinite
27. Continuous for ( , )
28. 1, Removable
29. Continuous for ( , )
30. 2, Nonremovable Jump
31. Continuous for ( , )
LIMIT WORKSHEET #4
- Find each of the following limits.
1.
3 2
3 2
4 6 3
lim
5 7 9
x
x x
x x

+
+
2.
4 2
5
9 7 8
lim
4 3 12
x
x x x
x x

+ +
+
3.
3 2
2
3 7 5 1
lim
7 2 5
x
x x x
x x

+ +
+ +
4.
( 1)
lim
x
x
x

5.
1
limsec
x
x

6.
2
5
25
lim
5
x
x
x

7.
4
4
lim
2
x
x
x

8.
2
3
5 6
lim
3
x
x x
x

9.
3
1
1
lim
1
x
x
x

+
+
10.
0
lim
x
x
x
+

11.
4
4
lim
4
x
x
x

12.
2
lim
2
x
x
x

13.
1 1
3
3
lim
3
x
x
x

14.
0
2 2
lim
x
x
x

15.
3
lim[[ ]]
x
x
+

16.
3
lim[[ 2]]
x
x

+
17.
3
1
lim
3
x
x

18.
3
1
lim
3
x
x

19.
2
lim tan
x
x

20. lim csc

x
x

21.
1
lim
3
x
x
| |
|
\ .
22.
1
lim ( )
x
f x

; where
2 1
( )
3 1
x x
f x
x x
>
=

s

23.
2
lim ( )
x
g x

; where
2
2
( )
2 2
x x
g x
x x
>
=

<

Answers:
1.
4
5
2. 0
3.
4. 0
5. 1
6. 10
7. 4
8. 1
9. 3
10. 1
11. -1
12. 0
13.
1
9

14.
1
2 2
15. 3
16. 4
17. Does not exist
18.
19. Does not exist
20.
21. 0
22. 2 23. Does not exist
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