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This document provides a tutorial on functions, limits, and continuity in calculus for technology. It includes 10 problems to solve involving finding limits, inverse functions, composite functions, and determining continuity. The key concepts covered are limits, inverse functions, composite functions, and the conditions for a function to be continuous. Answers to the problems are provided.

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This document provides a tutorial on functions, limits, and continuity in calculus for technology. It includes 10 problems to solve involving finding limits, inverse functions, composite functions, and determining continuity. The key concepts covered are limits, inverse functions, composite functions, and the conditions for a function to be continuous. Answers to the problems are provided.

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CALCULUS FOR TECHNOLOGY I (FMS1183)

TUTORIAL 1

Topic : Functions, limits and continuity

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1. Given f ( x ) = 2 x + 3, g ( x ) = and h( x ) = 1 − x 2 . Find
x
(a) f [g ( x )] (b) h[ f ( x )] (c) g [g ( x )] (d) f [gh( x )] (e) h[g (20 )]

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2. Given g ( x ) = 2 x + 3 and h( x ) = , x ≠ 1 . Find
x −1
(a) the inverse functions of g ( x ) and h( x )
(b) the composite function h[g ( x )] and verify that g −1 h −1 ( x ) = [hg ( x )][ ] −1

(c) the values of x so that h[g ( x )] = g −1 ( x ) + 1

3. Find the following limits.


2x + 1 3x 2 + x − 2 x+5
(a) lim (b) lim (c) lim
x →−2 x−3 x→4 2 x3 + 5 x + 2 x→5 x − 10
x2 − 2 x − 3
(d) lim 3
x2 + 2x + 3 (e) lim 2 x − 7 + 3x (f) lim
x→4 x→4 x →3 x−3

4. Determine the following limits:

2 x 2 − 5x − 3 x+2 x3 + x
(a) lim (b) lim (c) lim
x →3 x−3 x→2 x2 − 4 x →0 x3 + x 2 + x

 x3 + 1, 0 ≤ x < 2

5. Given f ( x ) = 4 x + 1, 2 ≤ x < 5
5 x , x ≥ 5

Determine whether the limits exists at the following points.


(a) x = 1 (b) x = 2 (c) x = 5

 2 x 2 − a, x ≤ 1

6. If f ( x ) = bx + c , 1 < x ≤ 3
 3
x , x>3

(a) Determine the value of a if lim− f ( x ) = −5


x →1

(b) Evaluate b and c if lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x ) exist


x →1 x →3

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3 x, −5 ≤ x < 1

7. Given f ( x ) = 3, 1< x ≤ 6
 x 2 − 3,
 6 < x ≤ 10

Determine whether the function f ( x ) is continuous at :


(a) x = −3 (b) x = 1 (c) x = 6 (d) x = 10

 x2 − p2 , x < 4
8. Determine the value of p so that the function f ( x ) =  is
 px + 20, x ≥ 4
continuous for any value of x

9. A function h is defined as follows

5 x + 2, − 3 ≤ x < 1
h ( x) =  3
cx , x ≥1

Find the value of c so that h ( x ) is continuous.

8 x + m , x < 1

10. Given f ( x ) = nx 2 − 1 , 1 ≤ x < 2 . Determine the values of m and n if
x + n , x ≥ 2

f ( x ) is continuous on the interval ( −∞, ∞ )
Answers:

10 + 3 x 13 − 3 x 2 15
1. (a) (b) − 4 x 2 − 12 x − 8 (c) x (d) (e)
x 1− x 2
16
x −3 1+ x 1
2. (a) g −1 ( x ) = , h −1 ( x ) = (b) (h  g )( x ) = (c) x=± 2
2 x 2x + 2
3 1
3. (a) (b) (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) 13 (f) 4
5 3
4. (a) 7 (b) non exist (c) 1
5. (a) exist (b) exists (c) non exist
6. (a) a = 7 (b) b = 16, c = −21
7. (a) Continuous (b) Continuous (c) Discontinuous (d) Discontinuous
8. p = −2
9. c = 7
10. n = 1, m = −8

FY/FMS1183

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