AP CALCULUS AB

LIMIT WORKSHEET #1
Find the indicated limit. Which method is most appropriate: Direct Substitution, Numerical,
Analytic or Graphical?
lim (3 x 2)

1.

x 3

x 0

x3 1
x 1 x 1

2. lim

2x2 x 3
x 1
x 1

3. lim
4.

lim

x 1
x

5.

lim

x
x 2x 3

x 0

x 3

7. lim

sin 4 x
sin 2 x

1
1
8.
x
lim
x 1 x 1

2 2
0 sin 2

9. lim

s
s 1
1 s s 1

f ( s ) ; where f ( s)
10. lim
s 1

( x x)3 x 3
6. lim
x 0
x

s
s3
6s s 3

f ( s ) ; where f ( s)
11. lim
s
31

Find the discontinuities (if any) for each function. Identify which are Removable and which
are Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite? Analyze each initially without a graph,
then draw a sketch afterwards to confirm.
12. f ( x)

1
x 1

13. f ( x)

x
x 1

14. f ( x) [[ x 3]]
15. f ( x)

3x 2 x 2
x 1

16. f ( x)

x 1
2x 2

ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.

6.
7.
8.

-7
1
-5

3x^2
2
-1/2

2 x 3 x 1
x2
x 1

17. f ( x)

x5

18. f ( x) 3
3 x 3

x 1

cos x
x2

x0
x0

19. f ( x)

x 1

9. 1
10. DNE
11. 3
12. None, contin (-,)
13. Nonremovable @ x = +/-1
14. Nonremovable @ every integer
15. Removable @ x = 1
16. Removable @ x = -1

AP CALCULUS AB
LIMIT WORKSHEET #2

Find the indicated limit.

0 sin

9. lim
y 0

tan
0

cot 2
10. lim
0

1. lim
2. lim

sin x
3. lim
x 0 3x
sin 5 x
x 0 sin 3 x

4. lim

x
5. lim
x 0 sin 3 x
sin 2
0

6. lim

1 cos
0

sin 2 x
x 0 2 x 2 x

11. lim

tan 2 x csc 4 x
12. lim
x 0
cot x sin 4 x
13. lim
x 0
1 cos 2 x
x 0
x2

14. lim
15. lim
x 0

7. lim

3x
x 0 sin 5 x

8. lim

tan 2 y
3y

tan 3x
tan 2 x

x2
x 0 sin x

16. lim

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

14. 1

7.

8.

15. 3 2

9.

10.

11. 2

12.

13. 4

16. 0

AP CALCULUS AB
LIMIT WORKSHEET #3
Find the indicated limit.
3 3cos x
1. lim
x 0 x
x

11. lim

tan x
2. lim
x

sec
12. lim

3. lim sec
x 7

x 2 3x
x 0
x

x
6

13. lim
x 4

x
2 x

f ( x); where f ( x )
4. lim
x 1
(Graphically)
2 x
5. lim 2
x 2 x 4
5 x3 1
6. lim
x 10 x 3 3 x 2 7
x 1 2
7. lim
x 3
x 3
8.

2
x 3 x 2

x 1
;
x 1

tan 2 x
14. lim
x 0
x
cos 2h)
15. lim(1
h 0
16. lim
x 1

17.

x 1

lim sec x

5( x x ) 2 5 x 2
x 0
x
x3 2 x 2 3 x 1
x
x2 x 2

19. lim

x
2

10. lim 1
x
x

x 1
x 1

18. lim

lim

9. lim sin

x 2
x4

x 3) 2
20. xlim(

Find the interval for which the function is continuous.

21. f ( x) x x 3
22. f ( x)

x 1
x

23. f ( x)
24. f ( x)

1
( x 1) 2
1
x4 3

Find the discontinuities (if any) for the given function. State whether they are Removable,
Nonremovable Jump or Nonremovable Infinite. Use your TI-83/84 to verify your responses.
1

25. f ( x)
26. f ( x)

x 3
x x 6

x 4

29. f ( x)

x 1
x x2

30. f ( x)

27. f ( x) cos

x
2

x
x 1
x 1
28. f ( x) 2
2x 1 x 1

x 3
x 3

2 x
x2
x 4x 1 x 2

x 1

x 1

31. f ( x)

x
4
x

tan

Answers:
1.

16. 1

2.

17.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

-2

9.

2
4

11. -3
12.
13.

14. 0
15. 2

19.
20. 0

10. 2.718 e

18. 10x

21. [3, )
22. (0, )
23. (,1) (1, )
24. (4,13) (13, )
25. Continuous for (, )
26. 1, Removable; -2 Nonremovable Infinite
27. Continuous for (, )
28. 1, Removable
29. Continuous for (, )
30. 2, Nonremovable Jump
31. Continuous for (, )

AP CALCULUS AB
LIMIT WORKSHEET #4
Find each of the following limits.
2 x
x 2 x

4 x3 6 x 2 3
x 5 x3 7 x 2 9

12. lim

2. lim

9 x4 7 x2 8x
x 4 x 5 3 x 12

13. lim

3x3 7 x 2 5 x 1
3. lim
x
7 x2 2 x 5

14. lim

1. lim

(1) x
x
x

4. lim

1
5. lim sec
x
x
x 2 25
x 5 x 5

6. lim
7. lim
x 4

x4
x 2

x2 5x 6
8. lim
x 3
x3
x3 1
9. lim
x 1 x 1
10. xlim
0

x
x

x4
11. lim
x 4 x 4

13
x 3 x 3
1
x

2 2 x
x

x 0

[[ x]]
15. xlim
3
[[ x 2]]
16. xlim
3
1
x 3 x 3

17. lim

18. lim
x 3

1
x3

tan x
19. xlim

csc x
20. xlim

x

1
21. lim
x 3

f ( x) ; where
22. lim
x 1
2x
3 x

f ( x)

x 1
x 1

2
g ( x ) ; where g ( x) x
23. lim
x 2
2 x

x2
x2

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

10

7.

8.

9.

10. 1
11. -1
12. 0

13. 1 9
14.

2 2

15. 3
16. 4
17. Does not exist
18.
19. Does not exist
20.
21. 0
22. 2
23. Does not exist