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This document contains 20 limit problems and 4 continuity problems to solve. The limits involve various trigonometric, rational, radical, and other functions approached limits from various directions. Methods for solving include direct substitution, graphical analysis, and evaluating the limit analytically. There are also 4 function continuity problems to determine the intervals of continuity.

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This document contains 20 limit problems and 4 continuity problems to solve. The limits involve various trigonometric, rational, radical, and other functions approached limits from various directions. Methods for solving include direct substitution, graphical analysis, and evaluating the limit analytically. There are also 4 function continuity problems to determine the intervals of continuity.

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AP CALCULUS AB

LIMIT WORKSHEET #1

Find the indicated limit. Which method is most appropriate: Direct Substitution, Numerical,
Analytic or Graphical?
1. lim (3 x  2) sin 4 x
x  3 7. lim
x  0 sin 2 x

x3  1
2. lim 1
x  1 x  1 1
8. x
lim
2x2  x  3 x 1 x  1
3. lim
x  1 x 1  2  2
9. lim
x 1   0 sin 2
4. lim
x 0 x s 1
f ( s) ; where f ( s)  
s
x 10. lim
1  s s  1
s 1
5. lim 2
x 3 x  2 x  3
s3
f ( s) ; where f ( s)  
s
( x  x)3  x3 11. lim
6  s s  3
s31
6. lim
x  0 x

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.

1  2 x  3 x  1
12. f ( x )  17. f ( x )  
x 1
2
 x
2
x 1
x
13. f ( x )   x5
x 1
2
 x 1
18. f ( x )   3
14. f ( x )  [[ x  3]] 3  x 3 x 1
3x 2  x  2 cos x x0
15. f ( x )  19. f ( x )  
x 1
x  2 x0
x 1
16. f ( x ) 
2x  2
ANSWERS 15. Removable @ x = 1
16. Removable @ x = -1
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
AP CALCULUS AB Find the indicated limit.
LIMIT WORKSHEET #2

 tan 2 y
1. lim 9. lim
  0 sin  y 0 3y

tan   cot 2
2. lim 10. lim
0
0 

sin 2 x
sin x 11. lim
3. lim x 0 2 x 2  x
x 0 3x

sin 5 x 12. lim


x 0
tan 2 x csc 4 x
4. lim
x  0 sin 3 x

13. lim
x 0
cot x sin 4 x
x
5. lim
x  0 sin 3 x
1  cos 2 x
14. lim
sin 2 
x 0 x2
6. lim
0  tan 3 x
15. lim
1  cos 
x 0 tan 2 x
7. lim
0  x2
16. lim
x  0 sin x
3x
8. lim
x  0 sin 5 x

Answers:

1. 1 9. 2
3
2. 1
10. 1
3. 1 2
3
11. 2
4. 5
3 12. 1
2
5. 1
3 13. 4
6. 0 14. 1
7. 0 15. 3 2
8. 3
5 16. 0
AP CALCULUS AB
LIMIT WORKSHEET #3

Find the indicated limit.

3 3cos x x 2  3x
1. lim  11. lim
x 0 x x x 0 x

2. lim
x 
tan x 12. lim

 sec 

x x 2
3. lim sec 13. lim
x 7 6 x 4 x4
 x x 1
4. lim f ( x); where f ( x )   ; 14. lim
tan 2 x
2  x x 1
x 1
x 0 x
(Graphically)
15. lim(1  cos 2h)
h 0
2 x
5. lim 2
x 2 x  4
x 1
16. lim
x  1 x 1
5 x3  1
6. lim
x   10 x 3  3 x 2  7
lim  sec x
17. x 
2
x 1  2
7. lim
x 3 x3 5( x  x) 2  5 x 2
18. lim
x  0 x
2
8. lim
x  3 x  2 x3  2 x 2  3 x  1
19. lim
x  x2  x  2
x
9. lim sin
x 1 2 20. xlim( x  3) 2


x
 1
10. lim  1  
x 
 x

Find the interval for which the function is continuous.

21. f ( x )  x x  3 1
23. f ( x ) 
( x  1) 2
x 1
22. f ( x)  1
x 24. f ( x ) 
x 4 3
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.

1  x  3 x 3
25. f ( x )  29. f ( x )   2
x 42
 x  x  6 x 3
x 1
26. f ( x )   2 x x2
x  x2
2
30. f ( x )   2
x  4x  1 x  2
x
27. f ( x )  cos  x
2  tan x 1
31. f ( x )   4
 x x 1  x x 1
 
28. f ( x )   2 x 1
2 x  1 x  1

Answers:
1. 1 16. 1
2. 0 17. 

3. 2 18. 10x
3
19. 
4. 1
20. 0
5. 1 21. [3, )
4

6. 1 22. (0, )
2
23. ( ,1)  (1, )
7. 1
4 24. (4,13)  (13, )
8. -2 25. Continuous for (, )
9. 1
26. 1, Removable; -2 Nonremovable Infinite
10. 2.718 … “e”
27. Continuous for (, )
11. -3
28. 1, Removable
12. 
29. Continuous for (, )
13. 1
4 30. 2, Nonremovable Jump
14. 0 31. Continuous for (, )
15. 2
AP CALCULUS AB
LIMIT WORKSHEET #4

Find each of the following limits.

4 x3  6 x 2  3 2 x
1. lim 12. lim
x  5 x3  7 x 2  9 x  2x

9 x4  7 x2  8x  13
1
x
2. lim 13. lim
x   4 x 5  3 x  12 x 3 x  3

3x3  7 x 2  5 x  1 2  2 x
3. lim 14. lim
x  7 x2  2 x  5 x 0 x

4. lim
(1) x 15. xlim
3
[[ x]]
x  x
16. xlim [[ x  2]]
1 3
5. lim sec
x  x
1
17. lim
x 3 x  3
x 2  25
6. lim
x 5 x  5
1
18. lim
x4 x 3 x 3
7. lim
x 4 x 2
19. xlim

tan x
2
x2  5x  6
8. lim
x 3 x 3 20. xlim csc x
 

x3  1
9. lim 1
x
x  1 x  1
21. lim  
x  3
 
x
10. xlim
0 x 22. lim
x 1
f ( x) ; where

 2x x 1
x4 f ( x)  
11. lim 3  x x 1
x 4 x  4

 2 x2
23. lim g ( x) ; where g ( x)   x
x 2
 2 x x2
Answers:

1. 4 13.  1 9
5

2. 0 1
14.
2 2
3. 
15. 3
4. 0
16. 4
5. 1
17. Does not exist
6. 10
18. 
7. 4
19. Does not exist
8. 1
20. 
9. 3
21. 0
10. 1
22. 2
11. -1
23. Does not exist
12. 0

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