Limit Test (17 min)

x | x |
,x 0
1. Determine if the function defined as f ( x) x is continuous at the point = 0.
2 ln(1 x), x 0
SOLUTION
x | x |
,x 0 Alternatively,
f ( x) x
2 ln(1 x), x 0 x | x |
lim f ( x) lim
x 0 x 0 x
x ( x)
,x 0 x ( x)
x lim
2 ln(1 x), x 0 x 0 x
**Not recommended, anyway.
2x
2x lim
,x 0 x 0 x
x
2 ln(1 x), x 0 lim 2
x 0

2, x 0 2

2 ln(1 x), x 0

lim f ( x) 2
x 0

lim f ( x) lim[2 ln(1 x)]

x 0
x 0

2 ln(1 0)
2

f (0) 2 ln(1 0)
2

lim f ( x) lim f ( x) f (0)

x 0 x 0

f is continuous at x 0.
 x 1
2. Find a) lim( 1 x x ) and b) lim .
x x 1 5x 4 x
Solution
a.

Without using the knowledge Using Maclaurin Series(Binomial Expansion)

of Maclaurin Series

lim( 1 x x )
x

lim( 1 x x ) 1 1
x lim[(1 x) 2 x 2 ]
x
1 x x
lim( 1 x x ) 1 1
1
1

lim ( x ) 1 x 2
2
1 x x
x 2
x
x
(1 x) ( x)
lim
x 1 x x 1 1
1
1
lim ( x ) 1 x 2
2
2
1 x
lim x
x 1 x x
0 11
1 1 1 1 1 2 1
2 2
lim ( x 2 ) 1 ( ) ... x
2
x 2 x
2! x


12 1 1 2
1
lim ( x ) 1 2 ... x
x
2 x 8x
1 1
lim x ... x
x
2 x 8 x3
1 1
lim ...
x 2 x
8 x3
0
 b.
x 1
lim
x 1 5x 4 x
x 1 5x 4 x
lim
x 1
5 x 4 x 5 x 4 x
( x 1)( 5 x 4 x )
lim
x 1 (5 x 4) ( x)
( x 1)( 5 x 4 x )
lim
x 1 4x 4
( x 1)( 5 x 4 x )
lim
x 1 4( x 1)
( x 1)( 5 x 4 x )
lim
x 1 4( x 1)
5x 4 x
lim
x 1 4
5(1) 4 1

4
1

2

sin , 0 < < 1

3. Determine whether lim () exists given () = { .
1 ln , 1 < < 2

lim f ( x) lim(ln x)
x 1
x 1

ln(1)
0
lim f ( x) lim(sin x)
x 1
x 1

sin[ (1)]
0
lim f ( x) lim f ( x)
x 1 x 1

lim f ( x) exists.
x 1