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CHAPTER–7
Limit of a Function
Limits of a Function
2−𝑥 3
Q1:- Find lim𝑥→4
𝑥 2 −16
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2013 – 14_ER (Sem. 1), 2 Marks]
1+𝑥 −1− 𝑥/2
Q2:- Find the limit lim𝑥→0 .
𝑥2
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2007]
Limits at Infinity
9𝑥 6 −𝑥
Q3:- Find the limit lim𝑥→−∞ .
𝑥 3 +1
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2015 – 16 (Sem. 1), 2.5 Marks]
Q4:- (6.1/ 2) Evaluate the following limits:
𝑥−3 2+3𝑥 𝑎𝑥 −𝑏 2
(a) lim𝑥→∞ (b) lim𝑥→∞ (c) lim𝑥→∞
𝑥 2 +1 𝑥−1 𝑎 −𝑥 𝑏−𝑥

Q5:- Evaluate lim𝑥→∞ 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑 , where 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 > 0.

𝑒0 +𝑒1 𝑥+𝑒2 𝑥 2 +⋯+𝑒𝑛 𝑥 𝑛
Q6:- Find lim𝑥→∞ , where 𝑒𝑛 ≠ 0 and 𝑑𝑚 ≠ 0.
𝑑 0 +𝑑 1 𝑥+𝑑 2 𝑥 2 +⋯+𝑑 𝑚 𝑥 𝑚

[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2005]

Indeterminate Forms and L’Hopitals Rule
In 𝑥 2 −3
Q7:- Find the limit, if the exists: lim𝑥→2
𝑥 2 +3𝑥−10
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2017 – 18 (Sem. 1), 2 Marks]
log 5 𝑥
Q8:- Compute the limit: lim𝑥→∞ .
log 2 𝑥−8

[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2016 – 17 (Sem. 1), 2 Marks]

𝑥 3 +8
Q9:- Evaluate the limit lim𝑥→−2 .
𝑥 −2

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𝑎 3𝑥 −𝑎 2𝑥 −𝑎 𝑥 +1
Q10:- Evaluate the limit lim𝑥→0 .
2𝑥 2
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2002, 2015 – 16 (Sem. 1), 2.5 Marks]
Q11:- Find all the asymptotes for 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 −3𝑥
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2017 – 18 (Sem. 1), 1.5 Marks]
Q12:- Find the asymptotes of 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 −2𝑥 , if any:
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2013 – 14_ER (2 Marks), 2015 – 16 (2.5 Marks)]
Q13:- Find vertical and horizontal asymptotes, if any, for the function 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2−𝑥 .
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2016 – 17 (Sem. 1), 2.5 Marks]
𝑒 𝑥 −1−𝑥
Q14:- Evaluate lim𝑥→0 ,
𝑥 1+𝑥−𝑥

[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2009 (2 Marks)]

Extensions of L’Hopitals Rule
Case 1: 0. ∞ Form
Case 2: ∞ − ∞ Form
Case 3: Indeterminate Power Forms 00 , 1∞ and ∞0
Case 1: 𝟎 × ∞ Form
Q15:- Evaluate lim𝑥→0+ 𝑥 In In 𝑥
Q16:- Calculate the limit of lim𝑥→−∞ 𝑥 2 𝑒 𝑥
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2012 – 13 (Sem. 1), 2.5 Marks]
Case 2: ∞ − ∞ Form
Q17:- Evaluate lim𝑥→∞ In 2𝑥 − In 𝑥 + 1
1 1
Q18:- Find lim𝑥→4 − .
In 𝑥−3 𝑥−4

[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2006]

Q19:- Evaluate lim𝑥→∞ 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2 .
5
Q20:- (Ex. 7.9) Evaluate lim𝑥→∞ 𝑥 5 − 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 . (Hint: Take x common and change into
∞ × 0 and then into 0/0 form).

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Case 3: Indeterminate Power Forms 𝟎𝟎 , 𝟏∞ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 ∞𝟎

1/𝑥
Q21:- Compute the limit lim𝑥→∞ log 𝑒 𝑥 .
[DU B.A. Eco (H), 2016 – 17 (Sem. 1), 2 Marks]
Q22:- (8.3/ 6) Evaluate the following limits:
(a) lim𝑥→0+ 𝑥 𝑥 (b) lim𝑥→0 1 − 𝑥 1/𝑥

Miscellaneous Problems
Q23:- (4.4/ 1 & 4) Determine the following limits:
𝑦 +1 5 −𝑦 5 1/𝑧+2 𝑥 3 −2𝑥−1
(a) lim𝑦→0 (b) lim𝑧→−2 (c) lim𝑥→0
𝑦 +1 𝑧 𝑥 5 −𝑥 2 −1
𝑥 3 +3𝑥 2 −2𝑥 𝑥+ℎ 3 −𝑥 3
(d) lim𝑥→0 (e) lim𝑥→0
𝑥 ℎ

Q24:- (4.4/ 5) Compute the following limits:

𝑥 2 −1 3 32𝑡−96
(a) lim𝑥→0 (b) lim𝑡→3
𝑥2 𝑡 2 −2𝑡−3

Q25:- (7.5/ 1 & 2) Evaluate the following limits:

𝑥−1 𝑡 2 −4
(a) lim𝑥→1 (b) lim𝑡→−2
𝑥 2 −1 𝑡 2 +10𝑡+16
𝑥 4 −4𝑥 3 +6𝑥 2 −8𝑥+8 2 1+𝑥−2−𝑥
(c) lim𝑥→2 (d) lim𝑥→0
𝑥 3 −3𝑥 2 +4 2 1+𝑥+𝑥 2 −2−𝑥
𝑥 3 +3𝑥 2 −4
(e) lim𝑥→−2
𝑥 3 +5𝑥 2 +8𝑥+4

Q26:- (4.4/ 5 & 8) Compute the following limits:

ℎ+3− 3 2− 𝑥
(a) limℎ→0 (b) lim𝑥→4
ℎ 4−𝑥
3
𝑥 2 −2𝑥 27+ℎ −3
(c) lim𝑥→2 (d) limℎ→0
𝑥 3 −8 ℎ
In 𝑥−1
Q27:- (8.3/ 6) Evaluate the limit lim𝑥→2 .
2+𝑥− 8−𝑥 2
2𝑥 −1
Q28:- Evaluate the limit lim𝑥→0 .
1+𝑥 1/2 −1
𝑥𝑒 𝑥 −In 1+𝑥
Q29:- Evaluate the limit lim𝑥→0 .
𝑥2

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