

LIMITS −
x +1 200. lim 2 = [Karnataka CET 2004]
x +3  → cot 

189. lim   = [RPET 2003, UPSEAT 2003] 2
x →  x + 1 
(a) 0 (b) –1
(a) e 2 (b) e 3 (c) 1 (d) 
(c) e (d) e −1  4 
3 x −1

1 201. lim  1 −  = [Karnataka CET 2004]

x →  x −1 
190. lim(1 − ax ) x = [Karnataka CET 2003]
x →0
(a) e 12 (b) e −12
−a
(a) e (b) e (c) e 4 (d) e 3
a
(c) 1 (d) e  e x − e sin x 
202. lim   is equal to [UPSEAT 2004]
2− x −3 x → 0  x − sin x 
191. The value of lim is [MP PET 2003] 
x →7 x 2 − 49 (a) –1 (b) 0
2 2 (c) 1 (d) None of these
(a) (b) −
9 49 x 2 + 3x + 2
1 1 203. The value of lim is equal to [Pb. CET 2000]
(c) (d) − x → −1 x2 + 4x + 3
56 56 (a) 0 (b) 1
log(3 + x ) − log(3 − x ) (c) 2 (d) 1/2
192. If lim = k , then the value of k is
x →0 x 2
[AIEEE 2003]
204. The value of lim log(1 + x ) is equal to [Pb. CET 2000]
x →0 x
1
(a) 0 (b) − (a) e (b) e 2
3
1
2 2 (c) (d) 2
(c) (d) − 2
3 3 x +1
[(a − n) nx − tan x ] sin nx  3x − 4  3
193. If lim = 0, where n is non zero 205. The value of lim   is equal to [Pb. CET 2004]
x →0 x2 x →  3 x + 2 

real number, then a is equal to [IIT Screening 2003]

(a) e −1 / 3 (b) e −2 / 3
n +1
(a) 0 (b) (c) e −1 (d) e −2
n
(x + 1)(3 x + 4 )
1 206. The value of lim is equal to[Pb. CET
(c) n (d) n + x → x 2 (x − 8 )
n
2002]
194. Given that f ' (2)=6 and f (1) = 4 ) = , then
(a) 2 (b) 3
f (2 h + 2 + h 2 ) − f (2) (c) 1 (d) 0
lim = [IIT Screening 2003]
h → 0 f (h − h 2 + 1) − f (1)
 sin[ x ]
 , when [ x ]  0
(a) Does not exist (b) Is equal to – 3/2 207. If f (x ) =  [ x ] where [x] is greatest
(c) Is equal to 3/2 (d) Is equal to 3  =
 0 , when [ x ] 0
e x − e −x integer function, then lim f ( x ) =
195. lim is [Kurukshetra CEE 2002] x →0
x →0 sin x
[IIT 1985; RPET 1995]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) Non existent (c) 0 (d) None of these
 3 sin x − 3 cos x  1 − (10 )n −
196. lim  = [EAMCET 2003] 208. If lim = , then give the value of  is
x → / 6
 6x −  n →  1 + (10 )n +1 10
[Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) 3 (b) 1 / 3 (a) 0 (b) –1
(c) − 3 (d) − 1 / 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
cos(sin x ) − 1 log[1 + x 3 ]
197. lim = [Orissa JEE 2003] 209. The value of lim = [AMU 2005]
x →0 x2 x →0 sin3 x
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1/2 (d) –1/2 (c) 3 (d) None of these
1 4 (tan  − 2 tan  )
210. lim is [Orissa JEE 2005]
198. lim(3 n + 4 n )n = [Karnataka CET 2003]  →0 (1 − cos 2 ) 2
n →

(a) 3 (b) 4 (a) 1 / 2 (b) 1/2

(c)  (d) e (c) 1 (d) 2
27 x − 9 x − 3 x + 1
2x
 a b 
199. If lim  1 + + 2  = e 2 , then the values of a and b are 211. The value of lim is [J & K 2005]
x →  x x  x →0 5 − 4 + cos x
[AIEEE 2004]
(a) 5 (log 3)2 (b) 8 5 log 3
(a) a = 1, b = 2 (b) a = 1, b  R
(c) 16 5 log 3 (d) 8 5 (log 3)2
(c) a  R, b = 2 (d) a  R, b  R
 xn 1 − n2
212. The value of lim where x  −1 is [J & K 2005] 223. The value of lim will be [UPSEAT 1999]
n → xn +1 n→  n

(a) 1/2 (b) –1/2 (a) – 2 (b) – 1

(c) 1 (d) None of these (c) 2 (d) 1
213. The value of 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + 5 − 6 + ..... − 2n
1 1 1 1 1 224. If x n = , then lim x n is
lim + + + + ... + is equal n2 + 1 + 4n2 − 1 n →
n → 1 . 3 3 .5 5 .7 7 .9 (2n − 1)(2n + 1)
to [DCE 2005]
equal to [AMU 2000]

(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 1 2

(a) (b) −
(c) 1/4 (d) None of these 3 3
214. The value of the constant  and  such that (c)
2
(d) 1
 x2 +1  3
lim  − x −   = 0 are respectively (x + 1)10 + (x + 2)10 + ..... + (x + 100 )10
x → x + 1
  225. lim is equal to
[Orissa JEE 2005]
x → x 10 + 10 10
(a) (1, 1) (b) (–1, 1) (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) (1, –1) (d) (0, 1) (c) 10 (d) 100
215. Let f : R → R be a differentiable function having 1 + 2 + 3 + .... n
226. The value of lim is equal [Pb. CET 2002]
f (x ) n → n 2 + 100
 1  4 t3
f (2) = 6, f ' (2) = 
 48
. Then lim
 x →2 
6
x −2
dt equals
(a)  (b)
1
2
[AIEEE 2005]
(c) 2 (d) 0
(a) 12 (b) 18 x
(c) 24 (d) 36
227. The value of lim
 0
cos t 2
dt is
 1 2 n 
216. lim  + + ... + is equal to x →0 x
n →1 − n 2 1 − n2 1 − n 2  (a) 0 (b) 1
[IIT 1984; DCE 2000; Pb. CET 2000] (c) −1 (d) None of these
1
(a) 0 (b) −
2
1
(c)
2
(d) None of these Solutions
x +1
x +1
 1 n2 
.2
4 9  x +3  2  2
217. lim  3 + 3 + 3 + ........ + 3 = 189. (a) lim   = lim  1 + 
n →  n + 1
 n +1 n +1 n + 1  x → x + 1  x →  x +1 
(a) 1 (b) 2/3  x +1 
2

(c) 1/3 (d) 0   2  2 

=  lim  1 +   =e .
2

 x →  x + 1  
n
S n +1 − S n
218. If S n = a k and lim an = a, then lim
n→ n→ n
is  
190. (b) lim[1 + (−a) x ]1 / x = e −a .
k
k =1
x →0
k =1
191. (d) Applying L-Hospital’s rule,
equal to 1
(a) 0 (b) a 0−
2− x −3 2 x −3
(c) 2 a (d) 2a lim = lim
x →7 x 2 − 49 x →7 2x
4 + 3 an −1 −1 −1
219. If a1 = 1 and an + 1 = , n  1 and if lim an = n , = lim = = .
3 + 2 an n → x →7 4 x x − 3 4 .7 7 − 3 56
then the value of a is log(3 + x ) − log(3 − x )
192. (c) lim =k
(a) 2 (b) − 2 x →0 x
(c) 2 (d) None of these 1 1
+
x x x  x  By L-Hospital’s rule, lim 3 + x 3 − x =k 
220. The value of lim cos   cos   cos  ... cos  n  is x →0
n → 2 4 8 2  1
2
sin x =k .
(a) 1 (b) 3
x
sin nx  tan x 
(c)
x
(d) None of these 193. (d) lim n . lim (a − n)n − =0
sin x
x →0 nx x →0  x 
1
1 1 1 1
221. lim + 2 + 3 + ... + n equals [RPET 1996]  n((a − n)n − 1) = 0  (a − n)n = 1  a = n + .
n → 2 2 2 2 n
(a) 2 (b) –1 194. (d)
(c) 1 (d) 3
1 n  f (2 h + 2 + h 2 ) − f (2) f (2 h + 2 + h 2 )(2 + 2 h)
222.
2 3
lim  + 2 + 2 + ...... + 2  is [SCRA 1996] lim = lim
n → n 2 n n n 
h →0 f (h − h + 1) − f (1)
2 h →0 f (h − h 2 + 1)(1 − 2 h)
(a) 1/2 (b) 0 62
= =3.
(c) 1 (d)  4 1
 e x − e −x  e x − e sin x  0 
195. (c) y = lim 202. (c) lim ,  form 
x →0 sin x x →0  x − sin x  0 

 x x2   x x2  Using L-Hospital’s rule three times, then
1 + + + ....  − 1 − + − .... 
 1! 2!   1! 2! 
 y = lim 
x →0 sin x e x − e sin x . cos x e x − e sin x cos 2 x + sin x .e sin x
lim = lim
x x x 3 5 x →0 1 − cos x x → 0 sin x
2 + + + .......... ... 
 1! 3! 5 ! 
 y = lim  e x − e sin x . cos 3 x + e sin x 2 cos x sin x + e sin x . cos x sin x + e sin x . cos x
x →0 sin x = lim
x →0 cos x
 x2 x4  =1.
2 1 + + + .......... .
 3! 4 ! 
 y = lim  203. (d) lim
x 2 + 3x + 2
= lim
x 2 + 2x + x + 2
x →0 sin x x →1 x2 + 4x + 3 x →−1 x 2 + 3x + x + 3
x
 x 2  (x + 1)(x + 2) x+2 1
lim 2 1 + + .......  = lim = lim = .
x →0  
 2! 2 x →−1 ( x + 1)(x + 3) x →−1 x + 3 2
 y=  y= =2
sin x 1 1
lim 2
x →0 x 204. (d) lim log(1 + x ) = lim 2 log(1 + x ) x
x →0 x x →0
Trick : Applying L-Hospital’s rule,
1  1 
e0 + = lim 2 log e e = 2  lim(1 + x ) x = log e e = 1
e x − e −x e x + e −x e 0 1 +1 x →0
 x →0 
lim = lim = = =2.
x →0 sin x x →0 cos x cos 0 1
Trick : Using L Hospital’s rule.
196. (b) Using L–Hospital’s rule, x +1 x +1
3 1  3x − 4  3  3x + 2 − 6  3
3. + 3. 205. (b) lim   = lim  
3 cos x + 3 sin x 2 2 = 1 . x → 3 x + 2  x → 3x + 2 
lim =
x → / 6 6 6 3 −6 x +1
.
x +1  3 x +2  3 x +2 3
 sin x   6  3   6  −6 
− 2 sin 2   = lim  1 −  = lim  1 − 
cos(sin x ) − 1  2  = −2 . 1 = − 1 . x → 3x + 2  x →  3x + 2  
197. (d) lim = lim
x →0 x2 x →0 x2 4 2  
−2( x +1)
1
 −2(x + 1) −2 
1 1
 3n n = lim e 3 x +2 = e −2 / 3 ,  xlim = .
198. (b) lim (3 n + 4 n )n = lim (4 n ) n  n + 1 x →  → 3 x + 2 3 
n → n →  4 
  1  4 
 
1/n
 
1/n
 x 1 +  x  3 +  
(x + 1)(3 x + 4 )
= lim    
x x 
    206. (d) lim
x → x (x − 8 )
2 →     
= lim 4 1 +
1 
= 4 lim 1 +
1  x 8
 x 3 1 −  
n  n 
n → n →   x 
  4     4  
  3     3     1  4 
 1 +   3 +  
0 1  x  x 
 1
= 4 1 +  = 4  (1)0 = 4  1 = 4 . = lim  =0 .
x →  x  8 
    1 −  
  x 
 a b 
199. (b) Since, lim  1 + + 2  = e 2 207. (d) In closed interval of x = 0 at right hand side [x]
x →  x x 
= 0 and at left hand side [ x ] = −1 . Also [0]=0.
2(ax +b )
 x2  x Therefore function is defined as
 ax + b  ax +b   sin [ x ]
 lim 1 +   =e 2
 (−1  x  0)
x →  x2 
  f (x ) =  [ x ]
  
 0 (0  x  1)
2(ax + b )
2(ax + b)
 lim e x = e 2  lim =2 sin [ x ]
x → x → x Left hand limit = lim f (x ) = lim
x →0 − x →0 − [x ]
2a = 2  a = 1
sin (−1)
Thus a = 1 and b  R . = = sin 1 c
−1
−1
200. (c) Using L-Hospital's rule, lim =1. Right hand limit = 0. Hence limit doesn't exist.
→
 − cosec 2
2  1 n 
 −4  (10 )n   − 1

 (3 x −1)
 x −1    x −1  1 − (10 )n  10   1
 4 
3 x −1
 (−4 )
 
 − 4   208. (c) lim = lim =−
n →  1 + (10 )n +1 n +1  1 
201. (b) lim  1 −  = lim  1 +  
n →
(10 )  1 + n +1 
10
x →  x −1  x →  x −1 
   10 
  1 
 = 1 .
 −4  3 −  
lim  
x  log(1 + x 3 ) 3 x 2 /(1 + x 3 )
x →   1  209. (b) lim = lim
  1−   x →0 3
sin x x → 0 3 sin 2 x cos x
=e   x 
= e −12 .
 [By using L- Hospital 4 + 3an
 lim a n +1 = lim
rule] n → n → 3 + 2a n
 1  x 2 1  1 1 4 + 3a
= lim    .  = .(1)2 . = 1 . a=  2a 2 = 4  a = 2
x → 0  1 + x 3  sin x  cos x  1 + 0 1 3 + 2a
 
a  − 2 because each an  0, therefore
4 (tan  − sin  ) 4 sin  (1 − cos  )
210. (b) lim = lim liman = a  0.
 →0 (1 − cos 2 )2  →0 4 sin4  cos 
220. (b) We know that
   2 sin2  / 2
= lim  sin 2 n A
 → 0  sin   sin 2  cos  cos A cos 2 A cos 4 A.... cos 2 n −1 A =
2 n sin A
2 sin2  / 2 1
= lim Taking A =
x
, we get
 → 0 (2 sin( / 2) cos( / 2)2 ) cos 
2n
1 1 1
= lim = .
 →0 2 cos 2 ( / 2). cos  2  x   x  x x sin x
cos  n  cos  n −1  ... cos   cos   =
211. (d) Applying L-Hospital’s rule. 2  2  4 2  x 
2 n sin n 
xn 1 2 
212. (c) lim = lim =1.
n →  1  n →  1  x x  x   x 
x n 1 + n  1 + n   lim cos   cos  ... cos  n −1  cos  n 
 x   x  n → 2 4 2  2 
1  1 1 1 1 1
213. (a) lim  1 −  +  −  +  −  + .... sin x sin x (x / 2 n ) sin x
n → 2  3 3 5 5 7 = lim = lim = .
n →  x  n →  x sin ( x / 2 n
) x
2 sin  n 
n

2 
 1 1  221. (c)
+  − 
 (2n − 1) (2n + 1) 
1  1  1   1 n 
= lim 1 − 2n + 1  = 2 . 1 −   
n → 2   1 1 1 1 1   2  
y = lim + 2 + 3 + ....... + n = lim
 x2 +1  n → 2 2 2 2 n → 2  1
214. (c) lim  − 2 x −   = 0 1 − 
x → x + 1  2
 
x 2 (1 −  ) − x ( +  ) + 1 − b  1 
 lim =0 lim 1 − n  = 1 − 0 = 1
x → x +1 n → 2 
Since the limit of the given expression is zero,  1 2 3 n 
222. (a) lim  2 + 2 + 2 + ....... + 2 
therefore degree of the polynomial in n →  n n n n 
numerator must be less than denominator.
n
 1 −  = 0 and  +  = 0   = 1 and  = −1 . (n + 1)
 1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + n  2
f (x ) = lim   = lim
n →  n2  n → n 2
 4 t dt
3

4 ( f (x ))3  f ' (x ) 1 n +1 1 1 1
215. (b) lim 6
(0 / 0 form ) = lim = lim = lim 1 + =
x →2 x −2 x →2 1 2 n → n 2 n → n 2
= 4 ( f (2))3  f ' (2) = 18 . 1 − n2 (1 − n)(1 + n) 2 (1 − n)
223. (a) lim = lim = lim
n → n n → 1 n→
 1 2 n  n(n + 1)
n
216. (b) lim  + + ..... +  2
n →  1 − n 2 1 − n2 1 − n2 
1 
n 1 n2 + n 1 = lim 2  − 1  = 2(0 − 1) = −2 .
= lim = lim =− . n →  n 
n → 1 − n 2 2 n → 1 − n 2 2
217. (c) Given limit 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + 5 − 6 + ..... − 2n
224. (b) lim
12 + 2 2 + 3 2 + ..... + n 2 n 2
n → n2 + 1 + 4n2 − 1
= lim = lim
n → 1+n 3 n → 1 + n 3  1 2 3  
n  − + − .....  − 2 
 1  1   −2 −2
= lim  
n n n
1 +   2 +  = = .
1 n (n + 1) (2n + 1) 1  n  n n →   1 + 2 3
= lim = lim n 1 +
1
+ 4−
1

n → 6 1 + n3 n → 6  1   n2 n 2 
 3 + 1
n 
(x + 1)10 + (x + 2)10 + ...... + (x + 100 )10
1 2 1 225. (d) lim
= .1 . =  . x → x 10 + 10 10
6 (1)  3 
S − Sn a n +1 
218. (a) We have lim n +1 100  
10 10 10
= lim =0 1  2 
n → n n → n (n + 1) x 10  1 +  + 1 +  + ... +  1 +  

x  x  x  
k = lim  = 100 .
k =1 2 x →  10 10 
(Since x 10 1 + 10 
 x 
n → , numerator → a while denominato r → )
1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + n
4 + 3an 226. (b) We have, lim
219. (a) We have a n +1 = n → n 2 + 100
3 + 2a n
  1
n 2 1 + 
n(n + 1)  n 1
= lim = lim =
n → 2(n 2 + 100 ) n →  100  2
2n 2  1 + 2 
 n 
.
x

227. (b) lim

 0
cos t 2 dt
x →0 x
Applying L- Hospital rule, we get
x

lim
 0
cos t 2 dt
= lim
cos x 2
=1.
x →0 x x →0 1