BASIC CALCULUS

Answers and Solutions to Summative Test 1

  

1) The if an only if:

a) exists
b) and
  

1) The if an only if:

a) exists
b) and
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2. What can be 47.76 47.97 47.997 48.0024 48.024 48.2403

concluded about the limit
of the function given the
table of values as
approaches a certain
number?

a) The limit approaches

4
b) The limit is 4
c) The limit does not
exist
d) The limit is 48
  

3) Which of the following

limit notation translates
to: “The limit of as
approaches infinity from
the left does not exist.”

a)
  

4) Which of the following

formula solves the limit
of an identity function?

a)
  

5) Which value of is
equal to ?
  

6) At , the and :
  

7) What value of does the

exists and undefined?
  
Linear Function

8) If is a polynomial
(linear, quadratic, cubic,
etc.) function, the is
equal to:
  
Quadratic Function

8) If is a polynomial
(linear, quadratic, cubic,
etc.) function, the is
equal to:
  
Cubic Function

8) If is a polynomial
(linear, quadratic, cubic,
etc.) function, the is
equal to:
  
Find the limit of the following polynomial
 

functions:

8) If is a polynomial
(linear, quadratic, cubic,
etc.) function, the is
equal to:
  

9) What can be concluded

about the limit of as
approaches from the
right?

a) The limit is 3.
  

10) As approaches 4,
what is the limit of ?

a) 7
  

11) What can be said

about the limit of at
integer values of ?

a) The limit is a
constant.
b) The limit is undefined.
c) The limit does not
exist.
d) The limit depends on
the value of c.
  

12) What can be said

about the limit of at
non-integer values of ?

i. The limit is an integer

ii. The limit exists
iii. The limit depends on
the value of c.

a) i only
b) ii only
c) i and iii
d) i and ii
  

13)

a) 0
b) DNE
c) 2
d) 1
  

14)

a) DNE
b) e
c) x
d) 0
lim 𝑥=¿ ¿ 𝜋
   

𝑥→𝜋
  

15)

Steps Solution
a) 1
Apply Addition Theorem.
b) 2
Apply Constant Multiple Law
Apply
]+
c) 3 on theConstant
first term.Multiple Law
on the first term.
d) 4 Apply the Identity Law
Apply the Identity Law
Apply the Limit of a Constant
Theorem
Apply theon the of
Limit second term.
a Constant
Theorem on the second term.
Simplify
Simplify
  

16) Steps Solution

Apply Addition and
Subtraction Law.
a) -5
Apply Constant Law and
b) 5 Power Theorem on the first
c) -7 and second terms.
Simplify first and second
d) 7 Simplify
terms. first and second
terms.
Simplify further and use Limit
Simplify further
of a constant and use
theorem on Limit
the
of a constant
third term. theorem on the
third term.
Simplify
Simplify
  

17)

Steps Solution
a) DNE
Since the denominator of the
b) 1 denominator is not 0, we can
apply the Division Theorem.
c) Indeterminate
Apply
Apply Limit
Limit of
of a
a constant
constant
d) Undefined theorem
theorem on
on the
the numerator
numerator
and
and Identity
Identity function
function on
on the
the
denominator
denominator and
and simplify.
simplify.
  

18)
Steps Solution
a) -1 Apply the Radical Theorem
Apply Addition Theorem
b) DNE
Use Identity
Apply Theorem
Addition and
Theorem
c) 2 Limit of a Constant.
d) -2 Simplify
Use Identity Theorem and
Limit of a Constant.
Simplify
  
Steps Solution
If we evaluate , the
denominator is zero,
thus we need to factor
both numerator and
denominator.
19)
Apply
Apply the
the Division
Division
Theorem
Theorem
a) 1 Apply multiplication
and addition theorem
b) -1 Apply multiplication
on
andthe numerator.
addition theorem
c) 0 Apply
on thepower theorem
numerator.
d) DNE and addition theorem
Apply
on thepower theorem
denominator.
and addition theorem
Simplify
on the denominator.

Simplify
  
Steps Solution
If we evaluate , the
denominator is zero,
thus we need to factor
both numerator and
denominator by
20) multiplying the
conjugate of .
Apply
Apply the
the Division
Division
Theorem
Theorem
Apply Limit of a
constant on the
Apply Limit of a
numerator
a) DNE constant on the
Apply Radical and
numerator
Addition Theorem on
Apply Radical and
the denominator and
Addition Theorem on
simplify.
the denominator and
simplify.
  
Steps Solution
If we evaluate , the
denominator is zero, thus we
need to factor both numerator
and denominator if possible.
Since is no longer factorable, we look at the values of as
21)
approaches by using table of values.

a) DNE Values of x from the F(x) Values of x from the F(x)

left of -1 right of -1
b) 0
-2 -1.000 0 1.000
-1.8 -1.250 -0.2 1.250
-1.6 -1.667 -0.4 1.667
-1.4 -2.500 -0.6 2.500
-1.2 -5.000 -0.8 5.000
 Since the is NOT EQUAL to the , thus the limit DOES NOT EXIST
(DNE).
  

21)

a) DNE