PRACTICE EXERCISES

ONE SIDED LIMITS

 Example 1
ONE SIDED LIMITS

 Example 2
ONE SIDED LIMITS

 Example 3
ONE SIDED LIMITS

 Example 4
ONE SIDED LIMITS

 Example 5
ONE SIDED LIMITS

 Example 6
ONE SIDED LIMITS

 Example 7
THEOREM ON INFINITE LIMITS
Let r be any positive integer. Then:
1
𝑖. lim+ 𝑟 = +∞
𝑥→0 𝑥

1 +∞ 𝑖𝑓 𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛
𝑖𝑖. lim− 𝑟 =ቊ
𝑥→0 𝑥 −∞ 𝑖𝑓 𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑
EXAMPLES:
Evaluate the following limits.
1
1. lim+ 7
𝑥→0 𝑥

1
2. lim− 15
𝑥→0 𝑥

1
3. lim− 4
𝑥→0 𝑥

1
4. lim+ 8
𝑥→0 𝑥
THEOREM ON INFINITE LIMITS
Let lim 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑐 ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 lim 𝑔 𝑥 = 0 .Then:
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥→𝑎
𝑓(𝑥)
1. lim = +∞ if c is positive and 𝑔(𝑥) → 0+
𝑥→a 𝑔(𝑥)

if c is negative and 𝑔(𝑥) → 0−

𝑓(𝑥)
2. lim = −∞ if c is positive and 𝑔(𝑥) → 0−
𝑥→a 𝑔(𝑥)

if c is negative and 𝑔(𝑥) → 0+

EXAMPLES:
Evaluate the following limits.

−4 −4
lim + lim −
𝑥→−2 𝑥+2 𝑥→−2 𝑥+2

3 3
lim− lim+
𝑥→4 (4−𝑥)3 𝑥→4 (4−𝑥)3

2𝑥 2𝑥
lim+ lim−
𝑥→3 𝑥−3 𝑥→3 𝑥−3
EXAMPLES:
Evaluate the following limits.

2𝑥+1
1. lim+
𝑥→3 𝑥−3

4−3𝑥
2. lim−
𝑥→7 𝑥−7
EXAMPLES:
Evaluate the following limits.

2 𝑥−1
3. lim −( + 2)
𝑥→−5 5+𝑥 𝑥

3 𝑥 2 −2
4. lim− (
(𝑥−4) 2 ∙ 5𝑥 )
𝑥→4
EXAMPLES:
Evaluate the following limits.

4+𝑥 10
5. lim −( ∙ 2 )
𝑥→−5 𝑥+1 𝑥 −25

1 4
6. lim−( + 2 )
𝑥→2 2−𝑥 4−𝑥
INFINITE LIMITS
THEOREM ON LIMITS AT INFINITY
Let r be any positive integer. Then:
1
𝑖. lim 𝑟 =0
𝑥→+∞ 𝑥

1
𝑖𝑖. lim 𝑟 =0
𝑥→−∞ 𝑥
Evaluate the limit, if it exists:

5
1. lim 3
𝑥→+∞ 𝑥
NOTE: To evaluate the limit, we divide the numerator
and the denominator of the function by x raised to a
power similar to the degree of the polynomial in the
denominator.

2𝑥+3
2. lim
𝑥→+∞ 4−𝑥
 4𝑥 2 −5𝑥 + 5
3. lim
𝑥→+∞ 6𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1
 4
𝑥 +1
4. lim 2
𝑥→−∞ 𝑥 + 3𝑥
 4 2
5. lim(2𝑥 − 𝑥 − 8𝑥)
𝑥→−∞
 2𝑥 4 −𝑥 2 + 8𝑥
6. lim
𝑥→+∞ −5𝑥 4 + 3
 4𝑥 2 +𝑥 6
7. lim
𝑥→−∞ 1 − 5𝑥 3
LIMITS AT INFINITY
𝑥+𝑥 2 −6
 lim
𝑥→−∞ 6𝑥+5𝑥 2 +2𝑥 3

𝑥 2 +9
 lim
𝑥→∞ 5𝑥+2𝑥 2 −3

𝑥 3 −9𝑥+1
 lim 2 −2𝑥−15
𝑥→−∞ 3𝑥
LIMITS AT INFINITY
2𝑥 2 +3𝑥+1
 lim 2
𝑥→∞ 3𝑥 −5𝑥+2

−3𝑥 3 +2𝑥+1
 lim
𝑥→−∞ 5𝑥−3

3𝑥 2 −1
 lim 2 −3𝑥+2
𝑥→−∞ 5𝑥