CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

WORKSHEET L.1-1

Refer to the graph to find each limit, if it exists:

a. lim f(x) b. lim f(x) c. lim f(x) d.
x 2 x 2 x 2
lim f(x) e.
x 0
lim f(x) f. lim f(x)
x 0 x 0

1. 2.

a. _____ b. _____ c. _____ a. _____ b. _____ c. _____

d. _____ e. _____ f. _____ d. _____ e. _____ f. _____

3. 4.

a. _____ b. _____ c. _____ a. _____ b. _____ c. _____

d. _____ e. _____ f. _____ d. _____ e. _____ f. _____

5. 6.

a. _____ b. _____ c. _____ a. _____ b. _____ c. _____

d. _____ e. _____ f. _____ d. _____ e. _____ f. _____
7. 8. 9.

a. lim
x 2
f(x) = _____ a. lim
x1
f(x) = _____ a. lim
x1-
f(x) =
_____

b. lim
x 0
f(x) = _____ b. lim
x 0
f(x) = _____ b. xlim
1
f(x) =
_____

c. f(2) = _____ c. lim

x1
f(x) = _____

d. f(1) = _____

10. True or false?

_____ a. lim
x 2
f(x) = -1

_____ b. lim f(x) = 1

x 1

_____ c. lim f(x) = 1

x 1

_____ d. lim
x 2
f(x) exists

_____ e. lim
x3
f(x) = 1

_____ f. lim f(x) DNE

x1

_____ g. lim f(x) = 1

x3-

_____ h. lim f(x) = lim f(x)

x 0 x 0

_____ i. lim f(x) exists

x 0

_____ j. lim f(x) = 1

x 2
 _____ k. lim
x c
f(x) exists at every c on the interval (-

1,1)

_____ l. lim f(x) exists at every c on the interval

x c

(1,3)

CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

WORKSHEET L.1-2

Based on the graph evaluate the following.

1. lim f(x) = _____ 11. xlim f(x) = _____

x 0 6

2. lim f(x) = _____ 12. xlim f(x) = _____

x 0 6

3. lim
x 0
f(x) = _____ 13. lim
x 6
f(x) = _____

4. lim f(x) = _____ 14. f(6) = _____

x 1

5. lim f(x) = _____ 15. lim f(x) = _____

x 1 x3

6. lim
x 1
f(x) = _____ 16. f(3) = _____

7. lim
x5
f(x) = _____ 17. xlim
1
f(x) _____
8. f(1) = _____ 18. f(1) _____

9. f(0) = _____ 19. True or False: lim

x c
f(x) exists at every c on (1,3)

10. f(2) = _____ 20. True or False: lim

x c
f(x) exists at every c on (2,1)

Evaluate the following.

21. lim
x9
x = _____ lim x
22. x -30
= _____ 23. lim
x 2
5 = _____ 24. lim
x0
6=
_____

25. lim
x 1

12x 3 x 2 1 = _____ 26. lim
x -5
3(x 1) = _____

x 1 x 2 5x 6
27. lim = _____ 28. lim = _____
x 5 x2 x 3 x 3

x7 cos x sin x = _____

29. xlim = _____ 30. lim
-7 x 2 49 x
 (x 6) 2 36 4x
31. lim = _____ 32. lim = _____
x 0 x x 4 2 x

33. lim
x 2

x2 x 2 = _____ 34. lim
x 2 2x
= _____
x -3 x

x2 1 2x 2 x 3
35. lim = _____ 36. lim = _____
x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1

2x 1 x 1
37. lim = _____ 38. lim = _____
x -3 x3 x 3 x2

x 2 x 2 2x 1
39. lim = _____ 40. lim- = _____
x 4- x4 x 1 x 1

x 1 2 x
41. lim = _____ 42. lim = _____
x 3 x 3 x 0 x 3x
2

1 2x, x 1
43. lim
x1
f(x), f(x) =
x 3, x 1
(a graph may help)

x + 2, x 1
44. xlim
1
f(x), f(x) =
x2, x1
(a graph may help)
45. Suppose lim f(x) 2 and lim g(x) 5, find the lim 3[f(x) 2g(x)]
x4 x 4 x 4

CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

WORKSHEET L.2-1

Find the limits.

5x 1 2x 7
1. lim 2. lim
x - x 1 x x2 x

3 2x 2x 2 x 5
3. lim 4. lim
x x5 x - 5x 2 6x 1

4x 2 2x 3 3x 3 x 1
5. lim 6. lim
x 3x 1 x - 6x 3 2 x 2 7

3x 3 6x 2 4x 3 (3x 2)(2x 4)
7. lim 8. lim
x 2x 2 5x x (2x 1)(x 2)

3x 1 2x 4 5x 3
3x 3 4x 1
9. lim 10. xlim
x 6x 1 2x 3 - (x 2 1)(x 2 1)

(2x 1) 2 3x x 3x 1
11. xlim 12. lim
- (x 3)(x 5) x x 2 x 11

1 3
2 6 2
3x 6x x x
13. lim 14. lim
x 5x 3 x 5 6
4
x x

15. lim 2
3
x 4 x
16. lim
x

3 x3
x x 6 x

5 4 x 1 3x 4 7x
17. lim 6 18. lim 2
x x 5x 3 5x 1 2x 1
x

5x 3

3x 2 2x 5 8x 2 6 2x 4
19. x 3
lim 3 lim
20. x
5x 7 x 6 3x 1 10x 6

6x 2
CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

WORKSHEET L.2-2

Evaluate the following.

1 1 1
1. lim = 2. lim = 3. lim =
x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x
1 1 2 6x
4. lim = 5. lim = 6. lim =
x x x 0 x2 x 5x 1
3x 1 7x 2 3x 1 16x 4 3
7. lim = 8. lim = 9. lim =
x 2x 1 x 2x 2 6 x 5x 4 x 3 8

1 x 5
10. lim = 11. xlim = 12. lim =
x x 1
2 x 2
3 x 2x
2x 2 1 3x 3 x x 2 3x 1
13. lim = 14. lim = 15. lim =
x x x - 5 x x4
1 x 1 x 2 25
16. lim = 17. lim = 18. lim =
x x2 x 2 x2 x 5 x5
x2 1 2x
19. lim = 20. lim = 21. lim
x
3=
x x 1 x 9
x x6 6x 9
22. lim = 23. lim = 24. lim =
x x3 x 6 x 2 36 x 0 x 12x 3
3

(5x 1) = x6 6x 2 9
25. xlim
0
26. lim = 27. lim =
x 6 x 2 36 x x 3 12 x 3

3 x6 x 2 4x 4
28. lim = 29. lim = 30. lim =
x 4 x4 x 6 x 2 36 x 2 x 2 x 6

3 x6 x 2 4x 4
31. lim = 32. lim = 33. lim =
x 4 x4 x x 2 36 x 2 x 2 x 6

3 3 x2 x 2 4x 4
34. lim = 35. lim = 36. lim =
x 4 x4 x 5 2x 2 x x 2 x 6

(2 x 2 ) = 3 4x x 2 x
37. xlim 38. lim = 39. lim =
x x 1 x 3 x 3

(2 x ) = 5 x2 x2
40. xlim

41. lim = 42. lim =
x x x x 3
 1
4
x 2x 5
x2 2 6x 1
43. lim = 44. lim = 45. xlim 3 =
x x 2 4 x 6 x 1 1 x

2
2x 4
4 3
x x
CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

WORKSHEET L.3

Evaluate the following.

sin 10x sin 6x
1. lim 2. lim
x 0 10x x 0 2x

sin 3x tan 4 x
3. lim 4. lim
x 0 12 x cos x x 0 x

7x sin 10x
5. lim 6. lim
x 0 sin 3x x 0 sin 2 x

5x 2 x sin 2 x sin x cos x

7. lim 8. lim
x 0 sin x x 0 x cos x

sin 2 x 3x 2 2 x 1
9. lim 10. lim cos
x 0 6x x x

tan x
x 2
11. lim 12. lim
x sin x
x
2 x
2

sin 2 x cos x
13. lim 14. xlim 5
x 7x
x

1
7x sin x x
15. lim 16. xlim
x 3x 2 cos x 1
sin
x

CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

WORKSHEET L.4-1
Refer to the graph to find each of the following:
a) the value(s) of x for which the function is discontinuous
b) why it is discontinuous at that value
c) the type of discontinuity
d) whether it is removable (R) or nonremovable (NR) discontinuity

1) 2) 3)

a) ______________ a) ______________ a) ______________

b) ______________ b) ______________ b) ______________

c) ______________ c) ______________ c) ______________

d) ______________ d) ______________ d) ______________

4) 5) 6)

a) ______________ a) ______________ a) ______________

b) ______________ b) ______________ b) ______________

c) ______________ c) ______________ c) ______________

d) ______________ d) ______________ d) ______________

Given the following graph, state for what values of x the function is discontinuous and state why it
is discontinuous at that point. Also state what type of discontinuity it is and whether it is removable
or nonremovable. Explain how any removable discontinuities should be defined or redefined to
make the function continuous.
 Removable (R) or If R, what values
Why? Type Nonremovable makes it
Where?
(NR) continuous?

Find the value of k that makes the function continuous.

9x 2 4
if x 23
3x 2
f (x)
k if x 23

x-4
At what points, if any, is the function f(x) = discontinuous?
x x 12
2

CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

WORKSHEET L.4-2

Draw a graph with the following conditions.

Function #1
f(0) = 0 lim f ( x ) 1
x

f(1) = 2 lim f ( x ) 1
x

f(-1) = -2

at f(3) there is a non-removable discontinuity

at f(-4) there is a removable discontinuity

Function #2
lim f ( x ) 0 lim f ( x ) 2
x x 0

lim f ( x ) 0 lim f ( x ) 2
x x 0

f(0) = 0

at f(-4) there is a removable discontinuity

lim f ( x ) exists, but the graph is discontinuous

x 2

Function #3
lim f ( x ) 0 lim f ( x )
x x 1

lim f ( x ) 0 lim f ( x )
x x 1

f(0) = 0 lim f ( x ) lim f ( x )

x 1 x 1

lim f ( x ) exists, but the graph is discontinuous

x 4

Function #4
lim f ( x ) 0 lim f ( x )
x x 0

lim f ( x ) 1 lim f ( x )
x x 0

f(-1) = 0 f(2) = 1

 lim f ( x ) does not exist

x1

Function #5
f(-3) = 0 f(0) = 3

lim f ( x ) 1 lim f ( x )
x x 4

lim f ( x ) lim f ( x )
x 2 x 2

at f(5) there is a removable discontinuity

lim f ( x ) does not exist

x1

Function #6
lim f ( x ) 3 lim f ( x )
x 0 x 4

lim f ( x ) 3 lim f ( x )
x 0 x 4

f(0) = 1

lim f ( x ) exists, but the graph is discontinuous

x1

Function #7
f(0) = 0 lim f ( x ) 1
x

f(2) = 1 lim f ( x )
x 4

f(-2) = -4

lim f ( x ) does not exist

x 1

lim f ( x ) exists, but the graph is discontinuous

x1

Function #8
 lim f ( x ) 1 lim f ( x ) 1
x x

lim f ( x ) lim f ( x )
x 3 x 3

lim f ( x ) lim f ( x )
x 3 x 3

f(0) = 2

at f(-5) there is a non-removable discontinuity

CALCULUS Name: _____________________________

LIMITS PRACTICE TEST

Refer to the graph to evaluate the following:

1. _______ lim f ( x ) 2. _______ lim f ( x ) 3. _______ lim f ( x )

x 0 x 0 x 0

4. _______ lim f ( x ) 5. _______ lim f ( x ) 6. _______ lim f ( x )

x 2 x 2 x 2

7. _______ lim f ( x ) 8. _______ lim f ( x ) 9. _______ lim f ( x )

x 7 x 7 x 7

10. _______ lim f ( x ) 11. _______ lim f ( x ) 12. _______ lim f ( x )

x 11 x 11 x11

13. _______ lim f ( x ) 14. _______ lim f ( x ) 15. _______ f ( 0)

x 4 x 5

16. _______ f ( 2) 17. _______ f ( 4) 18. _______ f ( 7)

19. _______ True or False: lim

x c
f ( x ) exists for every c in the interval (2,10)

20. _______ True or False: lim

x c
f ( x ) exists for every c in the interval (2,2)

Refer to the graph to find the following:

a) the value(s) of x for which the function is discontinuous
b) why it is discontinuous at that value
c) the type of discontinuity
 d) whether it is a removable (R) or nonremovable (NR) discontinuity
e) if it is removable, how could you make the function continuous at that point?

Removable (R) or If R, what values

Where? Why? Type? Nonremovable (NR)? make it continuous?
21.
22.
23.
24.

Evaluate the following.

1 x 1 3
25. _______ lim 26. _______ lim
x 4 x4 x 8 x 8

8x sin x
27. _______ lim 28. _______ lim
x 0 sin 8x x0 x

5x sin 10x 15x 2 lim sin 2 x 1

29. _______ lim 30. _______ x

x 0 2x 2

x6 5x 3 2 x 2
31. _______ lim 32. _______ lim
x 6 x 2 36 x 0 sin x

2
8 5x 1
33. _______ lim x2 34. _______ lim
x 7 x4 x 4 2
4
x3

35. _______ lim

8x 2
36. _______ lim
x 8 2 64
x 5 4x x 0 x

x 6 5 2x
37. _______ lim 38. _______ lim
x 6 x 4 x 12
2 x 3 5x 6x 2

3x 2 2 x 1 x3
39. _______ lim 40. _______ lim
x 4x 3 x 5 x 5

41. _______ lim

2 x 2 5x 25
42. _______ lim 7x 2 3x 2
x 5 x 5 x 1
 1
x 1, x 4
x 4, x 2
2

43. _______ lim f x , f x 2 44. _______ lim f x , f x

x 2
x 4

3x 6, x 2
2x 1, x 4

45. _______

x6 2x 4 3x 2 9 2x 1
lim 2 46. _______ lim 2
x 5 x 13x 40 x 3x 1
3 9x 2
3x 4

lim 4 2 x 4 3
47. _______ x 3
48. _______ lim
x 5 3x 5

x 3 16x x 4
49. _______ lim 50. _______ lim
x 0 x 2 4x x 16 x 16

3x 4 2x 6
5 3x 3
51. _______ lim 52. _______ lim
x 5x 1 6x 5 x 4 x 1 2

sin x 3
x x
53. _______ lim 54. _______ lim
x x x 2 x 53 x

53 x 3 sin x
55. _______ lim 4
56. _______ lim
x x 0 cos x 1
x 2
3

cos x 4x 9x 2 x 2 6x 27
57. _______ lim 58. _______ lim
x sin x 2x x 3 x3

sin 3x 4x
59. _______ lim 60. _______ lim
x 9x x 3 x 3 2

lim x sin 6x
61. _______ x 7
62. _______ lim
x 0 5x
 5 x 2 3x 18
63. _______ lim 3
64. _______ lim
x 0
x 2 x 3 x6

Find the points of discontinuity. If there are no such points, write none.
5 x4
65. _______ f (x) 66. _______ f (x)
x3 x 10x 24
2

x 2 2x 3
67. _______ f ( x ) 25x 2 16 68. _______ f (x)
x 1

x 3
69. _______ f (x ) 70. _______ f ( x ) sin x
x2 9

x 3 20, x 3
5x 2, x 1
71. _______ f (x ) 72. _______ f (x) 7, x3
2 x 1, x 1 x 2 2,
x3

Find the values of a and k that make the function continuous.

x 2 144 x 2 6x 5
,x a ,x a
f ( x ) x 12 f (x ) x 1
k ,x a k ,x a

73. a = _______ k = _______ 74. a=

_______ k = _______

75. Draw a graph with the following conditions:

xlim f (x)
1
 xlim f ( x )
1

xlim f (x) 3

lim f ( x )
x

at f(3) the limit exists but the graph is discontinuous

at f(3) there is a non-removable discontinuity