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Limits

20.

Find the following limits, if they exist. If the

limit does not exist, state the reason.

x x2
x x + x2

x2 x 2
x2 x2 3x + 2

2. lim
x0 4

x x2
x0 x + x2

22. lim

x2 + 5x 14
x7
x+7

23. lim

x2 + 6x + 8
x 10x2 + 106

x 3
4. lim
x3
x3

12 + 2x
x 6 2x

lim

24. lim
25. lim

2x2 h 2xh + 25h2

h4
h5

2h + 4 2
6. lim
h0
h

x3

26. lim

x2 + 7x + 10
x2
x+2

27. lim

6x3 + x2 + 7x 2
x
5x2 + 2x 1

(2x + 1)3 (x 5)4

(x 3)3 9 x

28. lim

ex + ex
x ex ex

x2 + 2x
x0 x3 3x

29. lim

8. lim

2x2 + 6x + 3
9. lim
x 8 + 3x 5x2

3x 3
10. lim
x0
x
11. lim

x2

12. lim

x1

30. lim
x3

x2

32. lim

x5 x2

(x + 2)2 4
x0
x

(x + 2)(x 1)
x2 6x + 5

34. lim+
x0

lim

15. lim
x3

35. lim 2h
h

36. lim

(y 1)(y 2)
y+1

37. lim+

x4 1
x1

y2

x2 |x 3|
x3

x1

16. lim

x2

x+5
+ 4x 5

33. lim

3x + 5x 7
x
5x 4x3

5+h 5
14. lim
h0
h
13.

10x3 x2
x3

31. lim (2x2 6x + 5)2

x+3
x4

2x 5
+x+1

x2

x2 x 12
x4
x4

5. lim

7. lim

x3

21. lim

1. lim

3.

x3
x+3

lim

x + 3x 10
x2

38.

lim

x2
x2 + 2x + 1

39. lim

x
|x|

2x2 3x + 7
x
x3 3

40. lim

sin 2h
h

x2 3x + 2
x2 x2 + x 6

41. lim

17. lim ex + 1
x

x0

18. lim

h0

t2 t 2
t2 t2 3t + 2

19. lim

h2 + h + 1

h3
h+6

2+x 2x
43. lim
x0
x
42. lim

x3 x2

1 t2 + 2t3
t
t 5t3

64. lim

3x4 2x2 + 1
x 7x4 + 6x3 + x

x2 + 2x + 2
45. lim
x
x

sin2 3x
x0
x2

44. lim

65. lim

66. lim+
x7

x2 2x + 3

46. lim
x2
8x
1
5+h

47. lim

48. lim+
x1

3x
x0 sin 5x

1
5

68.

x2 + 2x 3
x2 2x + 1
2

2 3x2
+ 5x 7

lim

x 2x2

69. lim

9 x2
x2 6x + 9

70.

sin y
cos y 1

x3

x x
4x2 + 4x2
r
3 28 + r
50. lim
r1
r
49. lim

lim
y/2

x2 + 3x 4
x1
x1

5x
72. lim
x5
x5

x+2 2
73. lim
x0
x
71. lim

x2 + 6x + 5
x
3x2 + 4

x3
52. lim
x9 x 9
51.

3x 21
x 42

x2

67. lim

h0

(x 3)2
5x + 6

63. lim

lim

(x + 2)(x2 3x + 5)
x2
x2 + 3x + 2

53. lim

x2 + 3x
x 1 x2 x3

74. lim

x2 + x 6
x3 x2 6x + 8

x+93
55. lim
x0
x
54. lim

2x2 12x
x6 x2 + x 42

3 25 x2
76. lim
x4
x+4
75. lim

3x3 4x2 + 6x 5
x 3 + x x2 2x3

56. lim

x2
x0 sin2 3x

x3 1
57. lim
x0 x 1

x+42
58. lim
x0
x

77. lim

x3
x 4 + x2

1 x
79. lim
x1 x 1
78.

x2 + 3x 10
x2
x2 4

2 4x
60. lim
x0
3x

x2 + 1
61. lim
x 3x 1
59. lim

62. lim

lim

80. lim

x0

x
sin 4x

2x3 + 12x2 18x

x
x3 x 12

81. lim

2 cos2 x 1
sin2 x 1

x2 3x 10
x5 x2 + 2x 35

82. lim
2

83. Given the function

8x3 +16x2

x+2

f (x) =
3

sin x
x

94. Given the function

x2 1

x2 x2
3
f (x) =

x2

if x < 12
if x = 12

x4

if x > 21

Evaluate the limits

(a) lim f (x)

Find the limits

x0

(b) lim f (x)

(a) lim f (x)

x4

x0

(b)
(c)
(d)

(c) lim f (x)

lim f (x)

x1

x 12

(d) lim f (x)

x2

lim f (x)

x2+

(e)

95. lim

x0

84. Given the function

y=

|x| x
x

96.
97.

Find the limits

x0
x0

x3

x2 4x + 4
x2 9x

x + 16 4
x0
x

86. lim

ln x sin(x 1)
87. lim
x1
x1

yA

x4

1
y2

yA

sin 3x
x cos x

10x2 5x + 3
91. lim
x
1 3x
90. lim

x0

92. lim
x2

x2

102. lim+

x3 7x4
x 3x4 5x3
1
A2

lim

x2 25
+ 10x + 25

2x2 + 5x 3
x3 3x2 + x 24


x
sin x
100. lim
+
x0 3 sin x
3x


2x
x
101. lim e +
x
x+1

88. lim

89. lim

4x + 3
3x2 + 5

99. lim

(c) lim y
r

lim

25 x2 4
98. lim
x3
x3

x0

(b) lim y

sin 3x
sin 2x

x5

(a) lim+ y

85. lim

lim f (x)

lim f (x)

(3x + 4)2
x2 x 2

4 x2
x2 x2 3x + 2

93. lim

2x
(x 4)2

if x < 0
if x = 0
if x > 0

Answers:

33. 4
34.

1. 3
2.

35.

1
3. 10

36. 0

4.

2 3

37. 4

5.

8x2 8x+400
3

38. 0

6.

1
2

39. Does not exist

40. 2

7.
8. 23

41. 3

9. 25

42.

13
3

43.

1
2

11. 52

44.

3
7

12. 34

45. 1

13. 34

46.

1
10. 2
3

14.

3
4

1
47. 25

2 5

15. 9

48.

16. 7

49.

17. 1

50. 3

18. 0

51.

1
3

1
5

52.

1
6

19.

1
4

20.

53. 15

21. 1

54. 0

22. 1

55.

23. 9

56. 32

24. 1

57. 1

25. 0

58.

1
4

26. 7

59.

7
4

27. 3

60.

1
12

28.

61. 13

29. 1

62. 1

30.

63. 0

31. 625

64. 25

32. 61

65. 9
4

1
6

66.

3
13

(b)

67.

3
5

(c)

68.

32

(d)

95.

70. 1

3
2

96. 0
71. 5
97.

72.

98. 34

2 2

99.

74. 0
75.

100.

12
13

79. 12
1
4

81. 2
82.

7
12

83. (a)
(b) 2
(c) 32
(d)
84. (a) 0
(b) 2
(c) Does not exist
85.

5
6

86.

1
8

87. 0
88. 73
89.

2
A3

90. 3
91.

10
3

92.
93. 4
94. (a)

2
3

102.

1
9

78.

80.

7
17

101. 2

76. 43
77.

2 2
2

(e) 1

69.

73.

1
4
2
3

1
2