MATH 1150 (M12B) – Functions of Real Variables

GROUP 1 - Dr. K. Rahaman

Assignment #3
Limits III

• To be submitted by 11:00 a.m. on Friday 12th February 2010 in the Department of

Mathematics & Computer Science.
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MATH 1150 – Group 1, assignment #, your name, your ID #.
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1. Evaluate, without using differential calculus, the following limits, if they exist:

 t+2   3 + x2 
(i) lim+   (ii) lim −  
t→ 2  t 2 − 4  x→ 0  x 
 

 x 3 + 9x 2 + 20x   x −1 
(iii) lim −   (iv) lim+  
x → 3  x 2 + x − 12  x →1  2x − x 2 − 1 
 

2. Evaluate, without using differential calculus, the following limits, if they exist:

 2t + 1   7x 2 − 2x + 1 
(i) lim   (ii) lim  
t → ∞  5t − 2  x → ∞  3x + 8x + 5 
 2

sin x  4x 3 + 2x 2 − 5 
(iii) lim (iv) lim  
x→ ∞ x x → −∞  8x + x + 2 
 3

 x2 + 4   w 2 − 2w + 3 
(v) lim   (vi) lim  
x→ ∞  x + 4  w → −∞  w +5 
   

(vii) lim  x 2 + 1 − x  (viii) lim  3r 2 + r − 2r 

x→ ∞   r→ ∞  

(ix) lim  x 3 + x − x 3 + 1 
3 3 t+ t+ t
(x) lim
x→ −∞   t→ ∞ t +1