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This document contains a math tutorial with 10 problems on limits and continuity for a University Mathematics II course. The problems cover various types of limits including one-sided limits, limits at infinity, and limits of composite functions. They also examine the continuity of piecewise defined functions.

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University Math II Tutorial

This document contains a math tutorial with 10 problems on limits and continuity for a University Mathematics II course. The problems cover various types of limits including one-sided limits, limits at infinity, and limits of composite functions. They also examine the continuity of piecewise defined functions.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MATH1013 University Mathematics II


Tutorial 5

In this tutorial, you are not allowed to use L’Hôpital’s rule.

1. Compute each of the following limits or show that it is ∞ or −∞.


4x
(a) lim
x→2 ∣x − 2∣

sin x
(b) lim+ 2
x→0 x
sin−1 x + 1
(c) lim +
x→−1 2 sin−1 x + π

2. Compute each of the following limits or show that it is ∞ or −∞.

(a) lim (5x − 2x )


x→∞
x
(b) lim √
x→−∞ x2 + 4
(c) lim (2 cos x + 3)ex
x→−∞

4x + 1
3. Find the one-sided limits of at x = 0.
e− x + 3
1

1 x
4. It is known that lim (1 + ) = e ≈ 2.718. Compute each of the following limits.
x→∞ x
1 x
(a) lim (1 + )
x→∞ 3x
2x + 1 x
(b) lim ( )
x→∞ 2x − 1
√x
(c) lim+ 1 + x
x→0

0 if y ≠ 0,
5. Let f be the constant zero function, and let g(y) = {
1 if y = 0.

(a) Determine if f and g are continuous functions.


(b) Compute lim f (x) and lim g(y).
x→0 y→0

(c) Compute lim (g ○ f )(x).


x→0

1
Additional problems:

6. Compute each of the following limits or show that it is ∞ or −∞.


2x + 1
(a) lim−
x→3 x2 − x − 6
1
3x2 − sin x−1
(b) lim− √
x→1 x−1
x
(c) lim−
x→1 cos−1 x

7. Compute each of the following limits or show that it is ∞ or −∞.


1
(a) lim x 2 ln x
x→∞
1
(b) lim+
x→0 (ln x)2
√
x2 + x
(c) lim
x→−∞ x3
1 x
(d) lim (1 + )
x→∞ x+2

8. Let f (x) be a function such that f (x) > 0 for all x and lim f (x) = 0. Compute
x→∞

lim ln ((2 + cos x)f (x) ).


x→∞

9. For each of the following functions, determine all points at which it is discontinuous.
x
(a) f (x) =
∣x∣ − 1
⎧
⎪
⎪ x2 − 1
⎪
⎪
⎪ if x < −1,
⎪ x+1
(b) g(x) = ⎨ 3
⎪
⎪
⎪ x −1 if −1 ⩽ x < 1,
⎪
⎪ 2x2 − 1 if
⎪
⎩ x⩾1
⎧ sin x
⎪
⎪
⎪ √ if x < 0,
⎪
⎪ −x
(c) h(x) = ⎨
⎪
⎪
⎪ ln (1 − x) if 0 ⩽ x < 1,
⎪
⎪ x x
if x ⩾ 1
⎩

10. Let k and ℓ be real constants and let


⎧
⎪
⎪ 2kx + ℓ if x < −2,
⎪
⎪
⎪ −ℓx2 + 2k + 2 if −2 ⩽ x < 0,
f (x) = ⎨
⎪
⎪ x+k+ℓ+1 if 0 ⩽ x < 1,
⎪
⎪
⎪
⎩ kx3 − 3ℓ if x ⩾ 3.

Do there exist k and ℓ such that f is a continuous function? If yes, find all such pairs of k
and ℓ.

2
11. Consider a piecewise function defined by
⎧
⎪ g(x) if x < c,
⎪
⎪
f (x) = ⎨ k if x = c,
⎪
⎪
⎩ h(x)
⎪ if x > c.

Find the conditions on g(x), h(x) and k such that f is a continuous function.

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