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Unit 1: Limits and Continuity

f (x)
4
3
2
1
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
−1

1. The graph of f is shown above. Which of the following statements is false?

A. f (1) = lim f (x)

x→1

B. f (2) = lim f (x)

x→2

C. f (x) has a removable discontinuity at x = 2.

D. f (x) has a jump discontinuity at x = 4.

x2 + 5x + 6
2. lim is
x→−2 x+2
A. 0

B. −1

C. 1

D. nonexistent

x+5 x < −2
f (x) = 2
x + kx + 3 x ≥ −2
3. Let f (x) be the piecewise function defined above. For what value of k is f (x) continuous at
x = −2?

A. −1

B. 0

C. 1

D. 2
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4. How many removable and non-removable discontinuities does the graph of

(x + 2)(x − 6)
y= 2 have?
(x + 8x + 12)(x − 3)
A. 0 removable discontinuities, 1 non-removable discontinuity
B. 1 removable discontinuity, 1 non-removable discontinuity
C. 2 removable discontinuities, 1 non-removable discontinuity
D. 1 removable discontinuity, 2 non-removable discontinuities

5. If lim f (x) = 2 and lim f (x) = 4, which of the following must be true about f (x)?
x→3− x→3+

A. f (x) is not continuous at x = 3.

B. lim f (x) exists.
x→3

C. f (3) = 2
D. f (x) has a removable discontinuity at x = 3.

x2 + 5x + 6
6. If f is the function defined by f (x) = then lim f (x) is
x+3 x→−3
A. 0
B. −1
C. 1
D. nonexistent

7. For which of the following does lim f (x) = 0?

x→∞
x2 + 4
I. f (x) =
x−4

x2 + 4
II. f (x) =
ex

x2 + 4
III. f (x) =
x2 − 4

A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I, II, and III
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8. Let f be a function that is continuous on the closed interval [1,3] with f (1) = 4 and f (3) = 10.
Which of the following is guaranteed by the Intermediate Value Theorem?

A. f (2) = 7

B. f (x) = 2 has at least one solution in the open interval (1, 3).

C. f (x) = 8 has at least one solution in the open interval (1, 3).

D. None of the above are guaranteed by the Intermediate Value Theorem.

x2 − 1
9. If the function f is continuous for all real numbers and f (x) = when x 6= 1 then f (1) is
x−1
A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. undefined

10. For which of the following does lim f (x) exist?

x→4

f (x) f (x) f (x)

x x x
4 4 4

I II III

A. I only

B. III only

C. I and II only

D. I and III only

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x3 − 2x2
11. lim is
x→0 x2 + x

A. −2

B. 0

C. 1

D. 2

12. Let f , g, and h be continuous functions on their domain except at x = 5. If

g(x) ≤ f (x) ≤ h(x) for all x and lim f (x) = 2, which of the following must be false?
x→5

A. lim g(x) = 2
x→5

B. lim h(x) = 2
x→5

C. f (5) = 2

D. lim f (x) = lim f (x)

x→5− x→5+

f (x)
4

1
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
−1

13. Which of the following statements about f (x), shown on the graph above, is true?

A. lim f (x) does not exist

x→2

B. lim f (x) does not exist

x→3

C. lim f (x) does not exist

x→4

D. lim f (x) does not exist

x→5
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x 1.9 1.99 2.01 2.1

f (x) 0.01 0.001 −0.001 −0.01
14. Selected values of f (x) are shown in the table above. According to the table, which of the
following is the best estimate of lim cos(f (x))?
x→2

A. −1

B. 0

C. 1

D. 2

7x − 3x2
15. lim is
x→∞ 4x2 + 2x − 1
3
A. −
4
3
B.
4
7
C. −
4
7
D.
4
16. If f (x) is a rational function and has a vertical asymptote at x = 1, which of the following
statements must be false?

A. lim f (x) = 0
x→1−

B. lim f (x) = −∞
x→1+

C. lim f (x) = 1
x→∞

D. lim f (x) = 0
x→−∞

17. If f (1) = lim f (x) and f (x) is not continuous at x = 1, which of the following statements
x→1+
must be true?

A. lim f (x) = lim f (x)

x→1− x→1+

B. lim f (x) does not exist.

x→1

C. lim f (x) = f (1)

x→1−

D. f (x) has a removable discontinuity at x = 1.

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x−3
18. lim √ is
x→3 x+1−2
A. −4

B. −1

C. 1

D. 4

x 0 3 4 7 10
f (x) 10 0 8 11 9
19. Let f be a continuous function with selected values given in the table above. What is the
minimum number of times that f (c) = 8 on the interval [0, 10]?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

h(x)
4

1
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
−1

20. The graph of f (x) is shown above. For which value(s) of x does f (x) have a removable
discontinuity?

A. x = 2

B. x = 2 and x = 3

C. x = 3 and x = 5

D. x = 2, x = 3, and x = 5