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Exercises for Limit Laws-1

Exercises for Limit LawsFind the indicated limits:

(1) limx→1

[x5 − 3x3 + 1

](x2 − 2) Solution

(2) limx→16

√x

x + 16Solution

(3) limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

Solution

(4) limx→3

x − 3x2 − 9

Solution

(5) limx→2

x2 − 4x − 4

= Solution

Exercises for Limit Laws-2

(6) limx→1−

⌊x − 12

⌋Solution

(7) limx→1−

|x − 1|x − 1

Solution

(8) limx→1+

|x − 1|x − 1

Solution

(9) limx→∞

x2 + 1+ 11− x Solution

(10) limx→−∞

x − 1x2 − 3x − 1

Solution

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Exercises for Limit Laws-3

Solutions

(1)limx→1

[x5 − 3x3 + 1

](x2 − 2) =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-3

Solutions

(1)limx→1

[x5 − 3x3 + 1

](x2 − 2) =[(1)5 − 3(1)3 + 1

]((1)2 − 2) =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-3

Solutions

(1)limx→1

[x5 − 3x3 + 1

](x2 − 2) =[(1)5 − 3(1)3 + 1

]((1)2 − 2) =

[1− 3+ 1] (1− 2)

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Exercises for Limit Laws-3

Solutions

(1)limx→1

[x5 − 3x3 + 1

](x2 − 2) =[(1)5 − 3(1)3 + 1

]((1)2 − 2) =

[1− 3+ 1] (1− 2) = [−1] (−1) =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-3

Solutions

(1)limx→1

[x5 − 3x3 + 1

](x2 − 2) =[(1)5 − 3(1)3 + 1

]((1)2 − 2) =

[1− 3+ 1] (1− 2) = [−1] (−1) = 1

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Exercises for Limit Laws-4

(2)limx→16

√x

x + 16=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-4

(2)limx→16

√x

x + 16=

√16

16+ 16=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-4

(2)limx→16

√x

x + 16=

√16

16+ 16= 432

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-4

(2)limx→16

√x

x + 16=

√16

16+ 16= 432

= 18

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)= limx→16

(√x)2 − 42

(x − 16)(√x + 4)

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)= limx→16

(√x)2 − 42

(x − 16)(√x + 4)

=

limx→16

x − 16(x − 16)(

√x + 4)

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)= limx→16

(√x)2 − 42

(x − 16)(√x + 4)

=

limx→16

x − 16(x − 16)(

√x + 4)

= limx→16

1√x + 4

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)= limx→16

(√x)2 − 42

(x − 16)(√x + 4)

=

limx→16

x − 16(x − 16)(

√x + 4)

= limx→16

1√x + 4

= 1limx→16

(√x + 4)

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)= limx→16

(√x)2 − 42

(x − 16)(√x + 4)

=

limx→16

x − 16(x − 16)(

√x + 4)

= limx→16

1√x + 4

= 1limx→16

(√x + 4)

= 1√16+ 4

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)= limx→16

(√x)2 − 42

(x − 16)(√x + 4)

=

limx→16

x − 16(x − 16)(

√x + 4)

= limx→16

1√x + 4

= 1limx→16

(√x + 4)

= 1√16+ 4

= 14+ 4

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-5

(3)limx→16

√x − 4x − 16

=

limx→16

(√x − 4x − 16

)(√x + 4√x + 4

)= limx→16

(√x)2 − 42

(x − 16)(√x + 4)

=

limx→16

x − 16(x − 16)(

√x + 4)

= limx→16

1√x + 4

= 1limx→16

(√x + 4)

= 1√16+ 4

= 14+ 4

= 18

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Exercises for Limit Laws-6

(4) limx→3

x − 3x2 − 9

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-6

(4) limx→3

x − 3x2 − 9

= limx→3

x − 3(x − 3)(x + 3)

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-6

(4) limx→3

x − 3x2 − 9

= limx→3

x − 3(x − 3)(x + 3)

= limx→3

1x + 3

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-6

(4) limx→3

x − 3x2 − 9

= limx→3

x − 3(x − 3)(x + 3)

= limx→3

1x + 3

= 13+ 3

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-6

(4) limx→3

x − 3x2 − 9

= limx→3

x − 3(x − 3)(x + 3)

= limx→3

1x + 3

= 13+ 3

= 16

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Exercises for Limit Laws-7

(5)limx→2

x2 − 4x − 2

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-7

(5)limx→2

x2 − 4x − 2

= limx→2

(x + 2)(x − 2)x − 2

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-7

(5)limx→2

x2 − 4x − 2

= limx→2

(x + 2)(x − 2)x − 2

= limx→2

(x + 2) =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-7

(5)limx→2

x2 − 4x − 2

= limx→2

(x + 2)(x − 2)x − 2

= limx→2

(x + 2) = 2+ 2 =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-7

(5)limx→2

x2 − 4x − 2

= limx→2

(x + 2)(x − 2)x − 2

= limx→2

(x + 2) = 2+ 2 = 4

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

Since x approaches 1 from the left,

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

Since x approaches 1 from the left, x − 1 will be negative,

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

Since x approaches 1 from the left, x − 1 will be negative, so⌊x − 12

⌋= −1 when x is in (−1,1).

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

Since x approaches 1 from the left, x − 1 will be negative, so⌊x − 12

⌋= −1 when x is in (−1,1). Thus

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

Since x approaches 1 from the left, x − 1 will be negative, so⌊x − 12

⌋= −1 when x is in (−1,1). Thus

limx→1−

⌊x − 12

⌋=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

Since x approaches 1 from the left, x − 1 will be negative, so⌊x − 12

⌋= −1 when x is in (−1,1). Thus

limx→1−

⌊x − 12

⌋= limx→1−

(−1) =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-8

(6)limx→1−

⌊x − 12

Since x approaches 1 from the left, x − 1 will be negative, so⌊x − 12

⌋= −1 when x is in (−1,1). Thus

limx→1−

⌊x − 12

⌋= limx→1−

(−1) = −1

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Exercises for Limit Laws-9

(7) limx→1−

|x − 1|x − 1

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-9

(7) limx→1−

|x − 1|x − 1

= limx→1−

1− xx − 1

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-9

(7) limx→1−

|x − 1|x − 1

= limx→1−

1− xx − 1

= limx→1−

−1 =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-9

(7) limx→1−

|x − 1|x − 1

= limx→1−

1− xx − 1

= limx→1−

−1 = −1

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Exercises for Limit Laws-10

(8) limx→1+

|x − 1|x − 1

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-10

(8) limx→1+

|x − 1|x − 1

= limx→1+

x − 1x − 1

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-10

(8) limx→1+

|x − 1|x − 1

= limx→1+

x − 1x − 1

= limx→1+

1 =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-10

(8) limx→1+

|x − 1|x − 1

= limx→1+

x − 1x − 1

= limx→1+

1 = 1

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Exercises for Limit Laws-11

(9) limx→∞

x2 + 1+ 11− x =

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Exercises for Limit Laws-11

(9) limx→∞

x2 + 1+ 11− x = −∞

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Exercises for Limit Laws-12

(10)limx→−∞

x − 1x2 − 3x − 1

=

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Exercises for Limit Laws-12

(10)limx→−∞

x − 1x2 − 3x − 1

= 0

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