Corrective Assignment

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Mid‐Unit 1 Corrective Assignment – Limits and Continuity
ℎ 𝑎
A child’s height can be modeled by the function ℎ, where ℎ 𝑎 gives the
height in inches and 𝑎 gives the child’s age in years for 0 𝑎 18. The 75

Height (inches)
graph of the function ℎ is shown to the right. 60

1. Draw a tangent line at 𝑎 9. 45

30
2. Give a rough estimate of the instantaneous rate of change at 𝑎 9.
15
𝑎
3 6 9 12 15 18
3. Give an example of how to calculate a rate of change that would give a close Years
estimate to the rate of change for 𝑎 17.

A house loan is being paid off each month. The interest being paid each month 𝑚 can be modeled by 𝐼, where
𝐼 𝑚 is the interest payment and 𝑚 is the month for 0 𝑚 360.
4. What does 𝐼 3 represent? .
5. What does represent? 6. What does
.
represent?

Give the value of each statement. If the value does not exist, write “does not exist” or “undefined.”
7. y

a. lim 𝑓 𝑥 b. 𝑓 1 c. lim 𝑓 𝑥 
→ → 


d. lim 𝑓 𝑥 e. 𝑓 3 f. lim 𝑓 𝑥
→ → 


g. 𝑓 3 h. lim 𝑓 𝑥 i. 𝑓 4 x
→
         






Sketch a graph of a function 𝒉 that satisfies all of the following conditions.

8.
y


a. lim ℎ 𝑥 ℎ 2 1 
→ 

b. ℎ is constant on 2 𝑥 3 and decreasing everywhere else. 

x

c. ℎ 3 is undefined.              


d. lim ℎ 𝑥 lim ℎ 𝑥 
→ →



9. According to the table, what is value of lim 𝑓 𝑥 ?
→
𝑥 3.4 3.001 2.999 2.7
𝑓 𝑥 7.7 7.999 8.001 8.18

𝑥 1, 𝑥 1 a. lim 𝑓 𝑥 b. lim 𝑓 𝑥
→ →
10. If 𝑓 𝑥 ln 𝑥 1 𝑥 𝑒, find the following:
√𝑥, 𝑥 𝑒 c. lim 𝑓 𝑥 d. 𝑓 𝑒
→

Evaluate the limit.

11. lim 12. lim 13. lim
→ → →

√
14. lim 15. lim
→ →

| |
16. lim 17. lim
→
→
 18. Let 𝑓 be a function where lim 𝑓 𝑥 6. Which of the following could represent the function 𝑓?
→
I. II. III.
𝑥 4.8 4.9 4.999 5 5.001 5.1 5.2  y
, 𝑥 5
𝑓 𝑥 
1, 𝑥 5 𝑓 𝑥 6.2 6.1 6.001 2 5.999 5.9 5.8





x
     

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I and III only

19. If 𝑓 is a piecewise linear function such that lim 𝑓 𝑥 does not exist, which of the following could be
→
representative of the function 𝑓?
I. II. III.
2𝑥 1, 𝑥 9 y

𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

𝑥 14, 𝑥 9 


𝑓 𝑥 3 3 8 12 16 

x
         

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and III only (E) none

20. Let 𝑓 and 𝑔 be the functions defined by 𝑓 𝑥 and 𝑔 𝑥 𝑥 cos for 𝑥 0. The following
inequalities are true for 𝑥 0. State whether each inequality can be used with the squeeze theorem to find the
limit of the function as 𝑥 approaches 0?

I. 4 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 4 II. 𝑥 1 𝑔 𝑥 1 𝑥 III. 𝑥 𝑔 𝑥 𝑥

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I and III only

21. The function 𝑓 is continuous and increasing for 𝑥 0. The table gives values of 𝑓 at selected values of 𝑥.
𝑥 6.5 6.999 7.001 7.5
𝑓 𝑥 6.5 6.001 5.999 5.5
Approximate the value of lim 5𝑒 .
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 ANSWERS to Mid-Unit 1 Corrective Assignment
1. See graph. Straight . 4. The interest paid on
2. 5 inches per year 3.
line at 𝑎 9. . the 3rd month.
5. The average rate of 6. An estimate of the rate
7a. 4 7d. DNE 7c. 4
change of interest at which the interest
7d. 2 7e. 1 7f. 2
being paid between payment is changing
7g. 4 7h. 3 7i. 3
the 1st and 3rd months. on the 4th month.
9. 8 10a. 1 11. 4
8. One possible graph: 10b. 0
10c. DNE
10d. 1

12. 6 13. 14. 0

15. 16. 17. 1

18. D 19. C 20. E 21. 5𝑒