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Day 9 Limits Review

This document provides a review of limits, continuity, and derivatives from first principles. It contains several multi-part questions to determine limits, comment on continuity, find derivatives using definitions, and find the equation of a tangent line. The answers provided determine specific limits, express derivatives, and give the equation of the tangent line for the given function when x=8.

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Day 9 Limits Review

This document provides a review of limits, continuity, and derivatives from first principles. It contains several multi-part questions to determine limits, comment on continuity, find derivatives using definitions, and find the equation of a tangent line. The answers provided determine specific limits, express derivatives, and give the equation of the tangent line for the given function when x=8.

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MCV 4U1 Limits,Continuity, First Principles Review Name:

1. Sketch the function in the space provided.

3𝑥 + 4, (−∞, −2]
−𝑥 2 + 2, (−2,1)
𝑓(𝑥) = { }
−2 ,𝑥 = 1
2𝑥 − 1, (1, ∞)

a) Determine whether the limit exists using the definition as proof.

lim f ( x )
x →−2

b) Comment on the Continuity at x=1 using the definition.

Determine the limit.

c) lim f ( x ) d) lim f ( x ) e) lim f ( x )


x →−2− x →−2+ x →−2

f) Where on the curve is the function continuous and discontinuous and why?
3. Determine the value of the limit.

3x − 4 2x − 6
a) lim x 2 − 3 x + 2 b) lim+ c) lim
x →1 x →1 x −1 x →2 x −3

x 2 + 6x + 8 x 3 − 6 x 2 + 5 x + 12 x −2
d) lim e) lim f) lim
x →−4 x 2 − 16 x →−1 x +1 x →4 x−4

4( x + h )2 − 4 x 2 3
x +h− 3x 2x 3 − 6 x 2
g) lim h) lim i) lim
h →0 h h →0 h x →− x 2 − 3x

−x + 3 −7 x 3 − 6 x
1
x
− 1
5
j) lim− k) lim l) lim
x →2 x −2 x → x3 − 3x 2 x →5 x −5

4. From First Principles, determine the derivative of :

1
a) f (x ) = 3x 2 − 4x b) f (x) = c) f ( x ) = 4x d) f ( x ) = −2 x 3
x+2

−1
5. Determine the equation of the tangent line to the curve f ( x ) = when x=8
2x

Answers

3 a) 0 b) − c) 2 d) 1
4 e) 20 f) 1
4 g) 8x h) −3
x2
i) − j) − k) -7 l) −1
10 5

4 a) f '( x ) = 6 x − 4 b) f '( x ) = −1
( x + 2)2
c) f '( x ) = 1
x
d) f '( x ) = −6 x 2
5 f '( x ) = 1
2 2x x
f '(8) = 1
64
f (8) = 1
4
y= 1
64
x − 83

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