WORKSHEET II

Course: Mat101E
Topic: Limits and Continuity

1. Use ϵ − δ definition to prove that:

√ 1
(a) lim 1 − 2x = 3 (e) lim (x − 2)3 sin =0
x→−4 x→2 x−2
1 1
(b) lim
√ = 1
x→ 3 x
2 3 (f) lim (x2 − 1) cos =0
x→1 x−1
x2 − 1 3
(c) lim = (g) lim (x2 + x + 3) = 5
x→2 x + 3 5 x→1
1 1
(d) lim √ = (h) lim (x2 + x + 3) ̸= 1
x→1 x+1 2 x→1

2. For the following limits, find the appropriate value of δ that corresponds to the given ϵ value:
√
(a) lim (1 − 2x) = 3, ϵ = 0.01 (c) lim 11 − x = 3, ϵ = 1
x→−1 x→2
1
(b) lim = −1, ϵ = 0.5
x→0 x − 1

3. Find the following limits, if they exist, or explain why they do not exist.
√ √
x−8 x+x 1
(a) lim √ (j) lim √ (s) lim x sin
x→64 3
x−4 x→∞ x + cos x x→0 x
√
1− x (k) lim ex sin(e−x ) sin2 3x
(b) lim x→∞ (t) lim
x→1 1 − x x→0 5x2
√ √ x2 + 2
x−3 3 (l) lim √ √
(c) lim √ x→∞ x − 5 1 + tan x − 1 + sin x
x→27 3
x−3 (u) lim
√ x−5 x→0 x3
3
x+1−1 (m) lim 2 √ √
(d) lim √ x→∞ x + 2
1 + x2− 1+x
x→0 4
x+1−1 cos h − 1 (v) lim
x (n) lim x→0 x
(e) lim h→0 h
x→0 tan 3x
2x 1 + sin x − cos x
sin x (w) lim
(o) lim x→0 1 − sin x − cos x
(f) lim x→∞ sin x
x→π x − π √
2
x + sin x (x) lim x( 9x2 + 1 − 3x)
sin x (p) lim x→∞
(g) lim x→∞ 2x + 5
x→0 x(1 − cos x)
tan−1 x 3−x
x + sin x (q) lim (y) lim √ √
(h) lim x→0 x x→3 4 − x − x3
x→∞ x + cos x 1
− 12 √ √
(i) lim tan−1 x (r) lim 2+x
(z) lim ( x2 + 1 − x2 − 1)
x→∓∞ x→0 x x→∞

1
 sin(1 + f (x))
4. Let lim f (x) = −1. Evaluate lim .
x→1 x→1 1 − f 2 (x)
5. Find the right-hand and the left-hand limits of the following functions at the given point(s).
√
|x − 1| 2 1 − cos 2x
(a) y = + x , (x = 1) (e) y = √ , (x = 0)
x−1 2x
1 x
(b) y = , (x = 2) (f) y = tan−1 , (x = 2)
3−4
1
x−2
x − 2
x
1 1 (g) y = 2 + x2 , (x = ∓1)
(c) y = 4/3 − x − 1
x (x − 2)1/3
, (x = 0, 2) 
 1 − x2 , |x| ≤ 1
2+x (h) y = 1 , (x = −1)
(d) y = , (x = 0)  , |x| > 1
1 + 21/x |x|

6. Suppose that f is an even function of x. Does knowing that lim− f (x) = 7 tell you anything
x→2
about either lim − f (x) or lim + f (x)? Give reasons for your answer.
x→−2 x→−2

7. Find the asymptotes, if any, of the following functions.

x3 x3 + 2x − 1
(a) f (x) = (b) g(x) =
4 − x2 x3 + 2x2 − x − 2

8. (a) Graph the following function f .

(b) Find the points, if any, at which f is discontinuous and classify their types.

 x + 3, −3 ≤ x < −1



 −1, x = −1

f (x) = −x + 1, −1 < x ≤ 1

 1

 , 1<x≤2

 x−1
x, x>2
9. Discuss the limit, one-sided limit, continuity and one-sided continuity of f and g at each of the
points x = 0, ∓1.
 

 1, x ≤ −1 
 0, x ≤ −1

 
 −x, −1 < x < 0 1/x, |x| < 1
(b) g(x) =
(a) f (x) = 1, x=0 
 0, x =1

 

 −x, 0<x<1 1, x>1

1, x>1

10. For the following functions, find the discontinuity points, if any, and classify the types of the
discontinuities.
x−2 1
(a) f (x) = (c) f (x) =
x+2 x2 +1
x2 + 1 |x|
(b) f (x) = (d) f (x) =
x2 − 4x + 3 x
2
 1 √ 1
(e) f (x) = 3−x (g) f (x) = x sin
1−3 x x
 x

 sin−1 , 0<x<2
{ 1 − cos x  2
(h) f (x) = π, x=2
, x ̸= 0 
(f) f (x) = x2 
 tan−1 1 ,
1, x=0 x>2
x−2

11. Evaluate the following limit (Do not use the L’Hôpital’s Rule).

lim {ln[sin(x2 − 1)] − ln(x − 1)}

x→1+

x2 + 2x − 3
12. Define f (1) in a way that extends f (x) = to be continuous at x = 1.
x2 − 1
{
x2 − 1, x<3
13. For what value of a, is f (x) = continuous at every x ∈ R?
2ax, x≥3

14. If x4 ≤ f (x) ≤ x2 for all x ∈ [−1, 1], and x2 ≤ f (x) ≤ x4 for all x ∈ (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞), then
at which point(s) c do you automatically know lim f (x)? What is the value of the limit at this
x→c
point(s)?

15. Show that the equation x3 − 2x + 2 = 0 must have a solution between −2 and 0.

16. Show that the following functions have at least one real root.
√
(a) f (x) = 3 x + x − 2 (b) g(x) = cos x + sin x − x

17. Suppose that f is a continuous function on the closed interval [0, 1] and that 0 ≤ f (x) ≤ 1 for
every x ∈ [0, 1]. Show that there must exist a number c ∈ [0, 1] such that f (c) = c.

18. Suppose that f and g are continuous functions on [a, b], and that f (a) < g(a) and f (b) > g(b).
Prove that f (c) = g(c) for some c ∈ [a, b].

19. If F (x) = (x − a)2 (x − b)2 + x where a, b ∈ R. Show that there must exist a number c ∈ (a, b)
a+b
such that F (c) = .
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