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Evaluate each limit.

x+6 2) lim - -2x + 3

1) lim x ® -1
x®2 x 2 + 3x

3
3) lim (2x + 2) 4) lim x+4
x ® -1 x®2

5) lim- f ( x), f ( x) =
x®1 { x + 2,
2
x + 2x, x > 1
x£1
6) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x ® -2 { -x - 9,
2
-x - 4x - 5, x > -2
x £ -2

7) lim
x®3
x-3
x-3
8) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®1 { 0,
2x - 2, x ³ 1
x<1

x-1 x 2 - 4x + 3
9) lim 10) lim -
x®1
x -1 x®3 x-3

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11) lim f ( x), f ( x) =
x®2
0,
2
x=2
{
-2 - , x ¹ 2 12) lim
x®2
x+7-3

x-2 x+6-3
13) lim 2 14) lim
x®2 x - 3x + 2 x®3 x-3

3 x2
15) lim- 16) lim -
x 2
® x-2 x ® -3 3x + 9

x+2 x-1
17) lim- 2
18) lim 2
x®1 x - 2x + 1 x ® -1 x + 2x + 1

3x 2 + 3 20) lim ( x 5 - 3x 3 - 1)
19) lim x® ¥
x® ¥ 2x 2 + 5

2x 4 3x + 1
21) lim 22) lim
x ® -¥ 4x 2 + 3 x® ¥
x2 + 3

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-x + 2 24) lim
x® ¥
( 2
x - 3x - x )
x® ¥ 2
x + 2x + 2

Determine if each function is continuous. If the function is not continuous, find the x-axis
location of and classify each discontinuity.

25) f ( x) =
{ -
x 1
+ , x < -1
2 2
26) f ( x) = { x, x < -1
-x - 2, x ³ -1
-2x - 4, x ³ -1

2
x x -x
27) f ( x) = 2
28) f ( x) =
x + 6x + 9 x

29) f ( x) = x 4 - x 3 - 4x 2 + 5 x 2 + 10x + 25, x ¹ -3

30) f ( x) = { 5, x = -3

x-3 16x
31) f ( x) = - 2
32) f ( x) = 2
x - 2x - 3 x + 16

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33) f ( x) = 34) f ( x) = 2
x-2 x -x-2

Determine where each function is continuous.

x 2 - 6x + 8, x ¹ 3
35) f ( x) = 2
x+3
x -x-6
36) f ( x) = { -1, x=3

x-3 x2
37) f ( x) = 2
38) f ( x) = -
x -x-6 x-1

x 2 + 6x + 8, x ¹ -3
39) f ( x) = { 4, x = -3
40) f ( x) = 2
x + 2x + 2
x

x-1 x2 + x
41) f ( x) = 2
42) f ( x) = -
x - 3x + 2 x+1

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𝑥 𝑥
43) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2+4 𝑎𝑡 𝑐 = −2 44) 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥−2 𝑎𝑡 𝑐 = 2

4 − 3𝑥 2 , 𝑥 < 0
3𝑥 − 1, 𝑥 < 1
4, 𝑥 = 0
( )
45) 𝑓 𝑥 = { 4, 𝑥 = 1 𝑎𝑡 𝑐 = 1 46) 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑎𝑡 𝑐 = 0
16−𝑥 2
2𝑥, 𝑥>1 √ , 0<𝑥<4
{ 4−𝑥

Find the value(s) of the constant(s) k and m, if possible, that will make the function continuous.
7𝑥 − 2, 𝑥 ≤ 1 𝑘𝑥 2 , 𝑥 ≤ 2
47) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = { 2 48) 𝑓(𝑥 ) = {
𝑘𝑥 , 𝑥 > 1 2𝑥 + 𝑘, 𝑥 > 2

9 − 𝑥 2, 𝑥 ≥ −3 𝑥 2 + 5, 𝑥 > 2
49) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = { 𝑘 50) 𝑓(𝑥 ) = {𝑚(𝑥 + 1) + 𝑘, − 1 < 𝑥 ≤ 2
, 𝑥 < −3
𝑥2 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 + 7, 𝑥 ≤ −1
51) Let 𝑓 be a continuous function on a closed interval [−5,5]. Also supposed that 𝑓 (−5) =
−3 and 𝑓(5) = 3. Which of the following statements must be true? Explain.
(a) 𝑓 (𝑐 ) = 0 for at least 1 𝑐 between −5 and 5.

(b) 𝑓 (0) = 0

(c) 𝑓 (𝑐 ) = 0 for at least 1 𝑐 between −3 and 3.

52) Use the following function to answer the questions: 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 + 3

(a) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that the function has a zero on the
interval [−2,0].

(b) Use your calculator to estimate the zero to three decimal places.

53) Selected values of the continuous function 𝑓 are given in the table below:
𝑥 −5 −2 1 4
𝑓 7 1 −2 0
(a) For −5 < 𝑥 < 4, must there be a value such that 𝑓 (𝑐 ) = 3? Justify your answer.

(b) What is the minimum number of zeros on the interval (−5,4)?