LIMITS

SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Check the existence of the following limits

1
e x 1 sin x
(ii) lim  
(i) lim 1  where [ ] in GIF
x0 x 0  x 
e x 1
(iii) 
lim tan 1 x
x 
 where [ ] is GIF (iv) lim sin(sin 1 x) where [ ] is GIF
x 1

 2 
x
(v) Evaluate lim   where [ ] is GIF (vi) lim x cos x  where [ ] is GIF
x  0  sin x tan x  x 0
 

2. Evaluate the following limits

1 1 3
x 6  24 x  16 x 3 x 2 x 2 3
(i) lim 3
(ii) lim 3
x2 x  2 x  12 x 1 x 1
x2
e  cos x
(iii) lim (iv) lim  x 2  x  1  x 2  1 
x 0 x2 x   
1  cos 2( x  1)
(v) lim
x 1 x 1
1  cos( cx 2  bx  a )
(vi) If  &  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 then evaluate lim
x
1 (1  x )2

2 x 1
 x2 1   x 2  2 x  1  2 x1
(vii) lim   ax  b  find values of a & b (viii) lim  2 
 x  2 x  3 x  2 
x 
 x 1   
1  1x  2 x  ....  n x  1 . n  2 . (n  1)  3 . (n  2)...  n . 1
(ix) lim   1

(x) lim
x 0 x
 n  n 12  2 2  .....n 2

3. Evaluate
 1 
 e  (1  x) x  x tan 2 x  2 x tan x
(i) lim  (ii) lim
x 0 tan x x 0 (1  cos 2 x) 2
 
2 f (tan x )  2 f (sin x)
(iii) If f ( x  y )  f ( x)  f ( y )  x, y  R and f (1)  1 then evaluate Lt
x 0 x 2 f (sin x)
a sin x  bx  cx 2  x 3
(iv) lim if it exists then evaluate the limit and the values of a, b, c.
x  0 2 x 2 log(1  x)  2 x 3  x 4

x3
cos 2 x  cos x  e x cos x  e x 
(v) Find the value of n  N for which lim 2 is finite and non zero.
x 0 xn
cot  x
(vi) lim(1  sin x )
x1
n
 a 1  n b 
(vii) a > 0, b > 0 then evaluate lim  
n  a 
 
1
 f ( x)  x
(viii) Find polynomial f(x) for which lim 1  x   e3
x 0  x 

1
 1  { x}
 (1  {x}){ x} 
(ix) Evaluate Lt   If it exists. Where { } is fractional part of x.
x 0
 e 
 
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(x) Given a1  a2  a3  ...  an  1 p1  p2  p3  ....  pn  0 and p1  p2  ...  pn  1 .
1
Evaluate Lt p1a1x  p2a2x  .... pnanx  x
x 0
n
(xi) Lim ((1.5)  [(1  0.0001)10000 ])1/ n where [ ] is G.I.F.
n 

logcos x
xy  yx sec x
2
4. (i) Lt x (ii) Lt
x y x  y y x 0 cos x
logsec x 2
  
ln tan(  ax)  x
4 1 1 1
Lt   2
(iii) (iv) lim 5
e t dt  4  2

x 0 sin bx x 0 x x 3x
0
sec 2 x

 f t dt  4 1 2
 x sin  x 
x
(v) lim 2
(vi) lim  
2 x   1 x
3
x
4 x2 
16

(vii) lim
1  a
cot x log ax  
x  sec 1 a x log a
x  
5. Find the values of a, b, c so that
ae x  b cos x  ce  x
(i) lim 2
x 0 x sin x
x 2 sinx 
(ii) If  ,   R such that lim  1 then evaluate 6   
x  0 x  sin x

[ x]  [22 x ]  [32 x ]  ....  [n 2 x]

(iii) Evaluate Lt where [ ] is GIF
n n3
(iv) Let ai 1  2ai 1  ai 2 i  1, 2, 3.... and a1  1 then evaluate Lt 2n 1 an ai  0  i  1, 2, ....
n
n
x  1 x2 
(v) Let f ( x)  lim  (1  tan 2 ) then evaluate Lt   
n
r 1
2r x 0 f ( x)
  
log x n  x 
(vi) Evaluate Lt , n N
x  x
  n sin x   n tan x  
(vii) Evaluate lim      where [ ] is G.I.F. and n  N
x0
 x   x 

(1  x )(1  2 x )(1  3x )  1
6. lim
x0 x
x2  1  1
7. lim
x0
x 2  16  4
f 1 8 x   f 1  x 
8. (i) If f x   8x3  3 x then evaluate lim 1
x  3
x
x x
x  
(ii) Evaluate Lt   x 
x   e  x 1   
1  cos(ax 2  bx  c)
9. (i) If ,  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 , then evaluate lim .
x  ( x  ) 2
 1 
(ii) Evaluate lim cos 2  n3  n 2  2n  3  n
n   

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 x(1  a cos x)  b sin x
10. If lim  1 , then find the values of a and b.
x0 x3

 
 2 1  1  1 
11. Evaluate: lim n  1  cos  1  cos  1  cos  ....
n 
  n  n  n 
 sin 1 x  tan 1 x 
12. Evaluate: lim  
x0
 x3 
13. Evaluate:
1/ x ex
x  2 1
1  x  e 
(i) lim (ii) lim 2
x  1 log ( x  2) 2
5
x0 x
14. Evaluate the limit:
1/ x
loge 1  2h  2 loge 1  h    
(i) Evaluate lim (ii) lim tan  x  
h0 h2 x0
 4 

k
k k
(1  x 2 )1 / 3  (1  2 x)1 / 4
15. If  cos1 r 
r 1 2
for k  1 and A   (r )r , then find lim
r 1
x A (x  x2 )

1 
a a
2 2
16. Evaluate: lim   esin t dt   esin t dt 
x0 x
 y x y 

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

17.  
lim  x  5 tan 1  x  5   x  1 tan 1  x  1 is equal to
x 
(a)  (b) 2 (c)  / 2 (d) none of these

18. lim
10  x   2 is equal to
1/ 3

x2 x2
1 1 1 1
(a) (b)  (c)  (d)
12 12 10 10

cot  2 x  7 
19.
x 7 / 2

lim 2 x 2  9 x  8  is equal to
(a) e3 / 2 (b) e 5 / 2 (c) e5 / 2 (d) e 7 / 2

n
r
20. Let the rth term tr of a series is given by tr  , then the value of lim  t r is
1  r2  r 4 r 
r 1
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) 3/2

a sin x  bx  cx 2  x 3
21. If lim exists and is finite, then it is equal to
x  0 2 x 2 ln 1  x   2 x 3  x 4

1 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
20 45 40

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 sin x  sin x 
sin x
22. lim is equal to
x  1  sin x  ln sin x 

2

1
(a) 1 (b) –2 (c) (d) 2
2

If lim 1  ax  bx 2 
2/ x
23.  e then
x0

3 3 3
(a) a  b  (b) b  ; a  R (c) a  , b  R (d) a  R, b  R
2 2 2

sin x
24. The value of the limit lim where {.} fractional part of x is
x 1 x

(a) sin 1 (b) 1 (c)  sin 1 (d) none of these

25. The value of the limit

ex  x  1
lim where {} is fractional part of x and [] denote G.I.F
x  a  x2
1
(a) does not exist (b) (c) 1 (d) 2
2

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 ANSWERS
QUESTION NO. ANSWER QUESTION NO. ANSWER
1 (i) Does not exist (ii) 0
(iii) –2 (iv) 0
(v) 0 (vi)
2 (i) 12 (ii) 7
9
(iii) (iv) 1
2
(v) Does not exist (vi) c2  1 1 
2
  
2 2    

(vii) a = 1, b = –3 (viii) 1
2
3 (i) e (ii) 1
2 2
(iii) 1
ln 2
(iv) a=b=bc=0
2
(v) n=4 (vi) 1
e
(vii) 1 (viii)
ba

(ix) Does not exist (x) a1p1 a2p2 ....anpn

(xi) 2
4 (i) l  ln y (ii) 16
l  ln y

(iii) 2a (iv) 1
b 10

(v) 8
f 2
(vi) -1

(vii) 1
5 (i) a = 1, b = 2, c = 1 (ii) 7
(iii) x (iv)
3

(v) 1 (vi) -1
(vii) 2n-1
6 (6) 7 (4)
8 (i) 1 , (ii) 1 9 a2
2 2e (i) ( (  ) 2 ), (ii)
2
1
4
10 5 3 11 1
(a = ,b= )
2 2 2
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 12 1 13 1 11e
(i) ln 5 (ii)
2 2 24
14 (i) -1 (ii) e2 15 1
2
16 e sin
2
y 17 (B)

18 (B) 19 (C)
20 (B) 21 (C)
22 (D) 23 (C)
24 (D) 25 (B)

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