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MATHEMATICS (Book-II) Ex #. 1.3 – 1.5

Worksheet-2
sin x USE THIS SPACE FOR
1. lim equals to: SCRATCH WORK
x  0 x
A. 0 B. 1
1
C.  D. Does not exist
2
2. The set of points of discontinuity of the function
f ( x)  log a x is:
A.  B.  ,0
C. (,0) D. (0, )
3. lim x  1 n  x  1 
x 1
A. 1 B. 2
C. 0 D. Undefined
4. Which of the following is not true:
A. lim  sin x   1 B. lim x  0
cos x
 x 0
x
2
sin 5 x 5 tan pq p
C. lim  D. lim 
x0 sin 4 x 4 q 0 q q
lim  sin x 
tan x
5. equals to:

x
2
A. 0 B. 1
C.  D. Undefined
x
6. The maximum value of f ( x)  as x
tan x
approaches to zero is:
A. 0 B. 1
C.  1 D. 
2x  x  2
7. lim 
x 2 x2
A. 2 B. 0
C. 5 D. Limit does not exist
a 1
2x
8. lim is equal to:
x 0 x
1
A. na B. na
2
C. 2 na D. 0
1  x  1
2n

9. lim is equal to:

x 0 x
A. n B. 2n
C. 1 D. Does not exist

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 3x if x  2 USE THIS SPACE FOR

 SCRATCH WORK
10. The function f  x    x 2  1 if 2  x  2
 3 if x2

is discontinuous at:
A. 2, 2 B. 2
C. Never discontinuous D. 2
x

If 1    f  x   1  x  x , then:
1
1
11.
 x
1
A. lim f  x   e B. lim f  x  
x  x  e
C. lim f  x   e D. All are incorrect
x 0

12. If P is a positive rational number, then which of

the following is incorrect:
p 1
A. lim x  0 B. lim p  
x  x 0 x

1
C. lim p  0 D. lim x  
p
x  x x 

13. Which of the following is not the characteristic of

the graph of f ( x)  a x , a  1 :
A. a x is +ve real number
B. a x  1 when x  0
C. a x increases as x increases
D. a x   as x  
e1/ x  1
14. lim
x 0 e1/ x  1 does not exist because of:
A. Left-hand limit does not exist
B. The limit is not unique
C. Limit criteria
D. The function is not defined in neighborhood of x  0
 x  1 if x  3
15. f ( x)   is discontinuous at x  3
2 x  1 if 3  x
because of:
A. f (3) is not defined B. lim f (x) does not exist
𝑥→3
C. f (3)  lim f ( x) D. f (3)  lim f (x)
x 3 𝑥→3
16. Value of k for which the function
kx 2  1, if x 1
f  x   has a limit at x  1 :
 x  1, if x 1
A. k  R B. k  R  1
C. k  0 D. k  1

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USE THIS SPACE FOR

17. Which one of the following is true: SCRATCH WORK
xn  an 1 1
A. lim  na n1 B. lim 1  2 x 2  x2  e 2
x a xa x 0

sin x 180 3x  2
C. lim  D. lim  3
x 0 x  x 
x2  4
18. Graph of f  x, y   x2  y2  3xy is symmetric about:
A. Both axes B. y  2 x
C. Origin D. All are correct
xa  x
19. lim is equal to:
a 0 a
1
A. 2 a B.
2 x
1 1
C. D. ,a  0
2 a a
20. Which one is the broken straight line:
x2  1 x2  x
A. f  x   ;x  0 B. f  x   ;x  0
x x
x3  x 1
C. f  x   ;x  0 D. f  x   ;x  0
x x

  3 
21. lim tan  2 x  sin   x 

x
2
  2 
A. 0 B.  1

C. D. 
2
a bx  1
22. lim is equal to:
x0 x  1

1
A. og e a B. oge a
b
C. b oge a D. 0
23. If x gets closer and closer to 2 then
2 x  1 if x  2
f  x   gets closer and closer to:
 x  3 if x2
A. 5 B. 2
C. 0 D. 

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24. Find the values of m and n, so that the given USE THIS SPACE FOR
SCRATCH WORK
 mx if x  3

function f ( x)   n if x  3
 2 x  9 if x  3

is continuous at x  3 :
A. m  1, n  3 B. m  3, n  1
C. m  n  3 D. m  1, n  3
5 x 4  10 x 2  1
25. lim equals to:
x  3 x 3  10 x 2  5

A.  B. 0
5
C. Cannot be determined D.
3
2n
 3
26. lim 1   is equal to:
n
 n
3 3
A. lim 1  2 x 2  x 2 B. lim 1  2 x 2  x 2
x  x0
x
 x 2
6x

C. lim 
x 
 D. lim  
x  1  x x  12  x
   
27. Graph of a function is
Shown, then lim f  x  :
x 3
A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
D. Does not exist
28. The equation of horizontal asymptote of function
4x 1
y :
2x  5
5
A. y  2 B. x 
2
1 1
C. x  D. y 
4 5
29. Graph of function y  f  x  moves two units right wards
if it changes into:
A. y  f  x   2 B. y  f  x  2

C. y  2 f  x 
1
D. y  f  x
2
30. lim x x is equal to:
x0
A. 0 B. 1
C.  1 D. None of these
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ANSWER KEY (Worksheet-2) tan pq p sec2 pq

(D)  lim  lim
1 D 11 D 21 A q 0 q q 0 
2 B 12 C 22 D (L’ Hospital’s Rule)
3 C 13 D 23 A p
 So (D) Option is not true.
4 D 14 C 24 A 
5 B 15 B 25 A 5. (B) Let y   sin x 
tan x

6 B 16 D 26 D
7 A 17 D 27 D  ny  tan x  n sin x 
8 C 18 C 28 A n sin x  0 
 lim ny  lim ,  form 
 
9 B 19 B 29 B x
2
x
2
cot x 0 
10 B 20 B 30 B
1
cos x
ANSWERS EXPLAINED  lim sin x 2 , (L’ Hospital’s Rule)
x   cos ec x

1. (D) Function is not defined on the left side of 2

x  0 (i.e. for x  0 ) so the left-hand  

 lim   cos x sin x    cos sin 0
limit does not exist.  2 2
x
2
2. (B) Set of points for which function is not
defined is also a set of points of  
 lim ny  0  n  lim y   0
discontinuity. log a x is not defined for x
  x 
2  2 
non-positive numbers so required set is
 lim y  e  lim  sin x   e0  1
0 tan x

the interval  ,0 

x x

2 2
3. (C) lim x  1 n  x  1 ( 0   form) x
x 1 6. (B) Maximum value of as x
n  x  1
tan x

 lim ( form) x
x 1 1  approaches to zero is lim
x  0 tan x
x 1 x cos x x
1  lim  lim cos x
x  0 sin x x  0 sin x

 lim x  1 L’ Hospital’s Rule  lim

x
lim cos x  1 cos0  1
x 1 1 x  0 sin x x  0
3
2  x  1 2 2x  x  2 2x  x  2
7. (A) lim  lim
1 1 x 2 x2 x 2   x  2
 lim  2  x  1 2   2 1  1 2  0
x 1

x2
 
 lim  2 x   2  2   2
 
cos

4. (D) (A)  lim  sin x 

2

 
cos x
  sin  1 1
0
a2 1
x

x  2 a2 x 1
2 8. (C) lim  lim
(B)  lim x  lim   x   0
x 0 x x 0 x
x 0 x 0 a x 1
sin 5 x 5cos 5 x  na2 (Since lim  na )
x 0
(C)  lim  lim x
x  0 sin 4 x x  0 4 cos 4 x  2 na
(L’Hospital’s Rule)
5

4

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1  x 
2n 1
1  0 
9. (B) lim ,  form  e x 1
and lim  1 if x  0
x 0 x 0  x 0 1
e 1x
2n 1  x 
2 n 1
0
 lim L’ Hospital’s Rule  L.H.L.  R.H.L.
x 0 1 1

 2n 1  0 
2 n 1
 2n
e 1x
So lim 1
x 0
10. (B) Given function is e x 1
 3x if x  2 does not exist due to limit criteria
 2  x  1 if x  3
f  x    x  1 if 2  x  2 15. (B) Here f  x   
 3 x2 2 x  1 if 3  x
 if
From given function f  2  3 2  6 Left hand limit  lim f  x 
x 3

x 2 x 2

and lim f  x   lim x 2  1   2   1  3  2
 lim  x  1  3  1  2
x 3

Since f  2   lim f  x  Right hand limit  lim f  x 

x 2 x 3
So the function is not continuous a x  2  lim  2 x  1  2  3  1  7
x 1 x 3
11. (D) Since lim 1    e but lim 1  x   e
1 x L.H.L.  R.H.L.
x 
x 
 x So limit does not exist.
kx 2  1 if x 1
x 1
also lim 1    1 but lim 1  x  x  1
1
16. (D) Here f  x   
 x  1 if x 1
x 0
x 0
 x
The sandwich theorem cannot apply. So Since limit exists at x  1
nothing can be said about the limit of f  x  . So lim f  x   lim f  x 
x 1 x 1
1
12. (C) If p is positive rational then for p 
2 x 1
 2

 lim kx  1  lim  x  1
x 1
1  k 1  1  1  1  k  1
2
lim does not exist because x is
x  x
xn  an
not defined for x  0 . 17. (D) Since lim  na n1
x a x  a
So (C) option is incorrect.
So (A) is not true
13. (D) Given function is y  a x , a  1 2
 1 1

(A)  Since a  0 so a  0 x  R
x
lim 1  2 x   lim 1  2 x 2  2 x2   e 2
2 x2
x 0
 x 0 
(B)  Put x  0  y  a 0  1
So (B) is not true
(C)  If x increases then a x increases  
because a  1 sin x
sin x 180 180 
lim  lim 
(D)  If x   then lim a  0 
x
x 0 x x 0 180
x  x
So (D) is wrong. 180
1 So (C) is not true
e x 1
14. (C) lim 1
 1 if x  0
x 0
e 1
x

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 2     3   
x3   tan  2    sin   
3x  2  x
lim  lim  2  2 2 
x 
x2  4 x  4
x2 1  2  tan   sin 2 
x
 2 2  tan   0   0  0
x3  3
 lim    lim abx  1 a0  1 1  1 0
x x
x   22. (D) lim    0
x 1 2
4 x
 1 2
4 x 0 x  1 0 1  1 1
x x 2 x  1 if x  2
3 0 23. (A) Here f  x   
  3 Hence (D) is true.  x  3 if x  2
 1 0 x gets closer to 2 means x  2
18. (C) f  x, y  is symmetric So we need to find lim f ( x)
x 2

about y  axis if f  x, y   f   x, y  L.H.L.  lim f  x   lim  2 x  1  5

x 2 x 2
about x  axis if f  x, y   f  x,  y  R.H.L.  lim f  x   lim  x  3  5
about origin if f  x, y   f  x,  y 
x 2 x 2
Since L.H.L. = R.H.L.= 5
about the line y  x if f  x, y   f  y, x  So lim f  x   5
x 2
Given function satisfies the condition.  mx if x  3
f  x,  y   f  x, y  
24. (A) Here f  x    n if x  3
So it is symmetric about origin. 2 x  9 if x  3

xa  x 0  Since function is continuous at x  3
19. (B) lim ,  form 
a 0 a 0  So lim f  x   lim f  x   f  3
 
d x 3 x 3
xa  x
da (L’ Hospital’s Rule)
 lim  mx   lim  2 x  9   n
 lim x 3 x 3
a 0 d
a  3m  3  n
da  3m  3 and 3  n
1  m 1 n3
0
 lim 2 x  a 1 1 5 x  10 x 2  1
4
  25. (A) lim
a 0 1 2 x0 2 x x  3 x 3  10 x 2  5
20. (B) A function represents a broken straight line
Dividing up and down by x3
if after the cancellation of a common factor in
5 x 4 10 x 2 1
numerator and denominator we get the
3
 3  3
equation of a line. From (B) option we have  lim x 3 x 2 x
x  3 x
x2  x x  x  1 10 x
 3  3
5
f  x    x 1 x 3
x x
x x
10 1
Which is linear (equation of a line) 5x   3
Hence f  x  is a broken straight line.  lim x x
x  10 5
also  0,1 is break point of the straight line. 3   3
x x
  3 
21. (A) lim tan  2 x  sin   x
x
2
  2 
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10 1 27. (D) From given graph

5  
       lim f  x   3 and lim f ( x)  7
10 5 3 x 3 x 3
3   L.H.L.  R.H.L.
 
Note: So limit does not exist.
If P  x  and Q  x  are polynomial
28. (A) The equation of horizontal asymptote is
4x 1 4
functions with Q  x   0 y  lim  2
x  2 x  5 2
Then  y2
P  x
(i) lim  0 if degree of Q  x  is 29. (B) Graph of y  f  x  moves two units
x  Q  x
right in the case of y  f  x  2
greater than degree of P  x 
left in case of y  f  x  2
x3  1
0
up in case of y  f  x   2
i.e. lim
x  x 4  x  1

P  x down in case of y  f  x   2
(ii) lim   if degree of Q  x  is
x  Q  x 
Stretches vertically in case of y  2 f  x 
less than degree of P  x  i.e. Compresses vertically in case of
x3  x  7 1
lim  y  f  x
x  100 x 2  2 x  3 2
P  x a  x
(iii) lim  Stretches horizontally in case of y  f  
x  Q  x  b 2
if degree of P  x   degree of Q  x  , Compresses horizontally in case of
y  f  2x 
where a is the leading coefficient of
P  x  and b is the leading coefficient of 30. (B) Let y  x x
Q  x .  ny  x nx 
nx
1
2  3x 2 3
i.e. lim 2  x
x  2 x  x  7 2
2 n 3  nx 
2n lim ny  lim (L’ Hospital’s Rule)
26. (D) lim 1    lim 1  
3 3 3
 1 
x 0 x 0
n
 n n 
 n  
6 x
 n

 3 
 lim 1     e
3 6 1
n   
 n
   lim x  lim   x   0
x 0 1 x 0
From (D) option we have 2
x x x
 x 2  12  x  2  n lim y  0  lim x  e  1
x 0
lim    lim   x 0
x  12  x x 0
  x 
 x 
6
 x

 12 
 lim 1     e6

12

x   x  

 
Hence (D) is required option.
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