Test Form A Name __________________________________________ Date ____________________________

Chapter 1 Class __________________________________________ Section _______________________

1. Find lim
3x2  5.

x→2

(a) 41 (b) 17 (c) 11

(d) 0 (e) None of these

 
2. Given lim
2x
1  3. Find  such that
2x
1
3 < 0.01 whenever 0 < x
2 < .
x→2
 
(a) 3 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.03
(d) 0.005 (e) None of these

3. Use the graph to find lim f
x if f
x 

x→1 31,
x, x1
x1
. y

(a) 2 (b) 1
2
3 f
(c) 2 (d) The limit does not exist.
1

(e) None of these x

−1 1 2 3

−1

x2  3x  2
4. Find lim .
x→
1 x2  1
(a) 0 (b)  (c)
1
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

5. Find lim x2
4.

x→3

(a) 1 (b) 5 (c)
1

(d) 5 (e) None of these

1 2 f
x
6. If lim f
x 
and lim g
x  , find lim .
x→c 2 x→c 3 x→c g
x

1 1 3
(a)
(b) (c)

3 3 4
(d)
3 (e) None of these
 x
2
7. Find the limit: lim .
x→2 x2
4

1
(a) 0 (b)
4
(c) 
(d) 1 (e) None of these

x  4
2
8. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 x

1
(a) 0 (b)
4
(c) 
(d) 1 (e) None of these

x
3
9. Find the limit: lim .
x→3 x
3 
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

x
10. Find the limit: lim sec .
x→2 3

2 3
(a)
2 (b) (c)

3 2

1
(d) (e) None of these
2

x
11. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 tan x


(a) 0 (b) (c) 1
4
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

12. Find the limit: lim 2x
5.

x→3

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2i

(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

1
13. Find the limit: lim
.
x→2 x
2
(a)  (b)
 (c) 0

1
(d)
(e) None of these
4
 1
14. Find the limit: lim .
x→2
x
22
(a)  (b)
 (c) 0

1
(d) (e) None of these
4

15. Find the limit: lim 2 

x→0  5
x2.

(a) 7 (b) 2 (c) 

(d) 0 (e) None of these

x2
2x
3
16. At which values of x is f
x  discontinuous?
x
2
(a) 2 (b)
1, 2, 3 (c) 1

3
(d)
1, , 2, 3 (e) None of these
2

1
17. Let f
x  and g
x  x2
5. Find all values of x for which f
g(x) is discontinuous.
x1
(a)
1 (b)
1, ± 5 (c) ± 5
(d)
2, 2 (e) None of these

18. Determine the value of c so that f
x is continuous on the entire real line when f
x  xcx

2,3, x ≤ 5
x > 5
.
6
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 1
5
(d) 6 (e) None of these

x
3
19. Find all vertical asymptote(s) of f
x  .
x2
(a) x 
2, x  3 (b) x 
2 (c) x  3
(d) x  1 (e) None of these

2x  3
20. Find all vertical asymptote(s) of g
x  .
2x2 x
3

3 3
(a) x 
, x  1 (b) x 
(c) x  1
2 2
(d) y  1 (e) None of these
Test Form B Name __________________________________________ Date ____________________________

Chapter 1 Class __________________________________________ Section _______________________

1. Find the limit: lim
2x2  1.

x→3

(a) 37 (b) 19 (c) 17

(d) ± 2 (e) None of these

 
2. Given lim
2x  1  3. Find  such that
2x  1  3 < 0.01 whenever 0 < x  1 < .
x→1
 
(a) 3 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.005
(d) 1 (e) None of these

1
3. Use the graph at the right to find lim f
x for f
x  . y
x→1 x1
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c)
(d) The limit does not exist. 1
x
1 2 3 4
(e) None of these −1

x2  2x  3
4. Find the limit: lim .
x→1 x2  1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)

(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

5. Find the limit: lim 9  x2.

x→3

(a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 32

(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

6. If lim f
x   12 and lim g
x  23, find lim  f
xg
x .

x→c x→c x→c

1
(a) 6 (b)  13 (c) 1
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

x2  5x  6
7. Find the limit: lim .
x→1 x1
(a) 0 (b) 7 (c) 

(d)
(e) None of these
 x2
8. Find the limit: lim .
x→2 
x2 
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

x  9  3
9. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 x
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)

1
(d) (e) None of these
3

x
10. Find the limit: lim csc .
x→5 4
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c)  2

1
(d)  (e) None of these
2

1  cos2 x
11. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 x

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c)

(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

12. Find the limit: lim 2x  3.

x→2

(a) 1, 1 (b) 1 (c) 1

1
(d) 2 (e) None of these

1
13. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 x

(a) 
(b) 0 (c) 

(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

5
14. Find the limit: lim .
x→1
x  12

5
(a) 0 (b) 
(c)
4
(d) 
(e) None of these


15. Find the limit: lim 2 
x→1
5

x  12
. 
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 3
(d) 2 (e) None of these
 x4
16. At which values of x is f
x  discontinuous?
x2  x  2
(a) 4 (b) 1, 2, 4 (c) 1, 2
(d) 1, 2, 4, 2 (e) None of these

1
17. Let f
x  and g
x  x  1. Find all values of x for which f
g(x) is discontinuous.

x
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0, 1
(d) 1, 1 (e) None of these

18. Determine the value of c so that f
x is continuous on the entire real line when f
x  x2x3,c, x ≤ 1
x > 1
.

(a) 4 (b) 4 (c) 0

(d) 1 (e) None of these

2x  1
19. Find all vertical asymptote(s) of f
x  .
x3

1
(a) x  2 (b) x  , x  3 (c) x  3
2

1
(d) x  (e) None of these
2

x2
20. Find all vertical asymptote(s) of f
x  .
x2  4
(a) x  2, x  2 (b) x  2 (c) x  0
(d) x  2 (e) None of these
Test Form C Name __________________________________________ Date ____________________________

Chapter 1 Class __________________________________________ Section _______________________

A graphing calculator is needed for some problems.

1. Use a graphing calculator to graph the function: f
x 
x2  4x and then estimate lim f
x (if it exists).
x→2

(a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 4

(d)
12 (e) None of these

2. Use the graph to find lim f
x (if it exists). y

x→
1
(a) 1 2

(b)
2 1
y = f ( x)
x
(c) The limit does not exist. −2 1 2

−1
(d)
1
−2
(e)
3

x2  x
2
3. Find the limit: lim .
x→1 x
3

1
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c)

2
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

sin x
4. Find the limit: lim .
x→ 2 x

2 
(a) 0 (b) (c)

 2
22
(d) (e) None of these


x
2
5. Use a graphing calculator to graph the function f
x  and then estimate lim f
x.
x3 x→0

2
(a)
(b) 2 (c)
3
3
(d) 0 (e) None of these

x2  6x
27
6. Find the limit: lim .
x→
9 x9
(a)
12 (b) The limit does not exist. (c)
3
(d) 0 (e) None of these
48 Chapter 1 Limits and Their Properties

1 1


x3 3
7. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 x

1 1
(a)
(b) 0 (c)
9 9
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

1
cos2 x
8. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 x
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

9. Match the graph with the correct function. y

6
x3
(a) f
x  (b) f
x  x  3 5

x
1 4 (1, 4)

x
1 x2  2x
3
(c) f
x  (d) f
x 
 2x
3 x
1
2
x2
1

x
(e) None of these −2 −1 1 2 3


1
, x ≤ 5
x
3
10. Find the x-values (if any) for which f is not continuous. f
x 
1
, x > 5
2
1
(a) 5 (b) 2

(c) 3 (d) 3, 5
(e) None of these

2x  3,
x2, x < c
11. Determine all values of c so that the function f is continuous on

, . f
x 
x ≥ c
(a) 3 (b)
1 (c)
3, 1
(d)
1, 3 (e) 1

12. Use a graphing calculator to graph f
x  x3
2x
5. Then use this graph to find the interval for
which the Intermediate Value Theorem guarantees the existence of at least one number c in that
interval for which f
c  0.
(a) 
1, 1 (b) 1, 2 (c) 2, 3
(d) 3, 4 (e) None of these
13. Use the graph to find the interval(s) for which the function f is continuous. y

(a)

, 2 and
2,  (b)

,  6

(c)

, 1 and
1,  (d)
1, 2 3

(e) None of these x

−3 3 6

−3

14. Find the limit: lim 2x
1.

x→
12

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1

(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

15. Find the limit: lim
3x
18.

x→6 6
x
(a)
1 (b) 1 (c) 3
(d)
3 (e) None of these

16. Which of the following statements is not true of f
x  x2
25?
(a) f is continuous at x  10. (b) f is continuous on the interval

,
5.
(c) f is continuous on the interval 5, . (d) f is continuous on the interval 
5, 5.
(e) f is not continuous at x  0.

2
17. Find the limit: lim
.
x→1 x
1
(a)  (b)
 (c) 0
(d) The limit does not exist. (e) None of these

x2
3x  2
18. Find the limit: lim
.
x→3 x2
5x  6

1
(a) (b)  (c)

3
(d) 1 (e) None of these

x
2
19. Find the vertical asymptote(s): f
x  .
x2
3x
10
(a) x 
2, x  5 (b) y  1 (c) y  0
(d) x  5 (e) x 
5

4
20. f
x decreases without bound as x approaches what value from the right? f
x 

x
3
5
x
(a) 5 (b)
3 (c)
5
(d) 3 (e) None of these
Test Form D Name __________________________________________ Date ____________________________

Chapter 1 Class __________________________________________ Section _______________________

1. Calculate lim 2x2
6x  1.

x→2

 
2. If lim 3x
2  7, find  such that 3x
2
7 < 0.003 whenever 0 < x
3 < .
x→3
 

2,x  4, x1
2
3. Find the limit: lim f x if f x  .
x→1 x1

x2  3x  2
4. Find the limit: lim .
x→
1 x2  1

5. Find the limit: lim
4x2  9.

x→2

6. If lim f x 
2 and lim gx  3, find lim  f x
gx.

1 2
x→c x→c x→c

x2
7. Find the limit: lim .
x→
2 x3  8

x  x

x
8. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 x

x
1
9. Find the limit: lim .
x→1 x
1 
x
10. Find the limit: lim cot .
x→5 6

x
11. Find the limit: lim .
x→0 sin 3x

12. Find the limit: lim
2x
1.

x→2

1
13. Find the limit: lim
.
x→
1 x1

3
14. Find the limit: lim .
x→3 x2
6x  9
 
15. Find the limit: lim 3x  2 
x→0
1
x2 .

x
2
16. Find the value(s) of x for which f x  is discontinuous and label these discontinuities as
x2
4
removable or nonremovable.

5
17. Let f x  and gx  x4.
x
1
a. Find f g(x).
b. Find all values of x for which f g(x) is discontinuous.


x2, x ≤ 3
18. Determine the value of c so that f x is continuous on the entire real line if f x  c .
, x > 3
x

x2  3x
1
19. Find all vertical asymptote(s) of f x if f x  .
x7

2x
2
20. Find all vertical asymptote(s) of f x if f x  .
x
1x2  x
1
Test Form E Name __________________________________________ Date ____________________________

Chapter 1 Class __________________________________________ Section _______________________

A graphing calculator is needed for some problems.

1. Use the graph to find lim f
x (if it exists). y

x→0
4

y = f ( x)

x
−2 −1 1 2

2. Determine whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, give an example to show that it is false.
If lim f
x  9, then f
3  9.
x→3

3. Calculate the limit: lim
2x2  6x  1.

x→2

x2  x  2
4. Find the limit: lim .
x→1 x3

x
5. Find the limit: lim .
x→  cos x

6. Use a graphing calculator to graph the function f
x  x3  x  5 and then estimate lim f
x.
x→1

x2  4
7. Let f
x  .
x2
a. Use a graphing calculator to graph the function.
b. Use the graph to estimate lim f
x.
x→2
c. Find the limit by analytical methods.

x3  2x2
8. Let f
x  .
x2
a. Find lim f
x (if it exists).
x→2
b. Identify another function that agrees with f
x at all but one point.
c. Sketch the graph of f
x.


x 
x  2  x  2
9. Find the limit: lim .

x→0
x

x 
x2  2
x 
x 
x2  2x

10. Find the limit: lim .

x→0
x
11. Find the x-values (if any) for which f is not continuous.

f
x  3x2x 2,3x  6,

2
x < 1
x ≥ 1

12. Determine all values of c so that the function f is continuous on
 , .

xx , 1,
2 x < c
f
x 
x ≥ c

13. Find the interval(s) for which the function g shown in the graph is continuous.

x
y
g(x) = tan
2
9

x
2π
−3

−6

−9

14. Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that the function f
x  x 4  2x2  3x has a zero
in the interval 2, 1.

x2
15. Use a graphing calculator to graph f
x  . Then use the graph to determine x-values at which
x2  4
the function is not continuous.

16. Let f
x  

x2  1,
2x  3,
x ≤ 0
x > 0
. Find each limit (if it exists).

a. lim f
x b. lim f
x c. lim f
x

x→0 x→0 x→0

sin 3x
17. Use a graphing calculator to find the limit: lim . Then verify your answer analytically.
x→0 x

x2  x  2
18. Find all vertical asymptotes of f
x  .
x2  x  6

1
19. Find the limit: lim .
x→3 x3

2
20. Find the limit: lim .
x→1
1  x2