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x
2
+2x +1.
17. lim
x3
(|x| 2). 18. lim
x0
1
|x|
.
19. lim
x1
3
x +1
. 20. lim
x1
4
x +1
.
21. lim
x1
2
x +1
. 22. lim
x2
1
3x 6
.
23. lim
x3
2x 6
x 3
. 24. lim
x3
x
2
6x +9
x 3
.
25. lim
x3
x 3
x
2
6x +9
. 26. lim
x2
x
2
3x +2
x 2
.
27. lim
x2
x 2
x
2
3x +2
. 28. lim
x1
x 2
x
2
3x +2
.
29. lim
x0
x +
1
x
. 30. lim
x1
x +
1
x
.
31. lim
x0
2x 5x
2
x
. 32. lim
x3
x 3
6 2x
. .
33. lim
x1
x
2
1
x 1
. 34. lim
x1
x
3
1
x 1
.
35. lim
x1
x
3
1
x +1
. 36. lim
x1
x
2
+1
x
2
1
.
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37. lim
x0
f (x); f (x) =
1, x = 0
3, x = 0.
38. lim
x1
f (x); f (x) =
3x, x < 1
3, x > 1.
39. lim
x4
f (x); f (x) =
x
2
, x = 4
0, x = 4.
40. lim
x0
f (x); f (x) =
x
2
, x < 0
x
2
, x > 0.
41. lim
x0
f (x); f (x) =
x
2
, x < 0
1 + x, x > 0.
42. lim
x1
f (x); f (x) =
2x, x < 1
x
2
+1, x > 1.
43. lim
x2
f (x); f (x) =
3x, x < 1
x +2, x 1.
44. lim
x0
f (x); f (x) =
2x, x 1
x +1, x > 1.
45. lim
x0
f (x); f (x) =
2, x rational
2, x irrational.
46. lim
x1
f (x); f (x) =
2x, x rational
2, x irrational.
47. lim
x1
x
2
+1
2
x 1
.
48. lim
x5
x
2
+5
30
x 5
.
49. lim
x1
x
2
+1
2x +2 2
.
Exercises 5054. After estimating the limit using the prescribed
values of x, validate or improve your estimate by usinga graphing
utility.
50. Estimate
lim
x0
1 cos x
x
(radian measure)
by evaluating the quotient at x = 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001.
51. Estimate
lim
x0
tan 2x
x
(radian measure)
by evaluating the quotient at x = 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001.
52. Estimate
lim
x0
x sin x
x
3
(radian measure)
after evaluating the quotient at x = 1, 0.1, 0.01,
0.001, 0.0001.
53. Estimate
lim
x1
x
3/2
1
x 1
by evaluating the quotient at x = 0.9, 0.99, 0.99, 0.9999 and
at x = 1.1, 1.01, 1.001, 1.0001.
54. Estimate
lim
x0
2 cos x 2 + x
2
x
4
(radian measure)
byevaluatingthe quotient at x = 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.0001,
0.0001.
55. (a) Use a graphing utility to estimate lim
x4
f (x):
(i) f (x) =
2x
2
11x +12
x 4
;
(ii) f (x) =
2x
2
11x +12
x
2
8x +16
.
(b) Use a CAS to nd each of the limits in part (a).
56. (a) Use a graphing utility to estimate lim
x4
f (x):
(i) f (x) =
3x
2
10x 8
5x
2
+16x 16
;
(ii) f (x) =
5x
2
26x +24
4x
2
11x 20
.
(b) Use a CAS to nd each of the limits in part (a).
57. (a) Use a graphing utility to estimate lim
x2
f (x):
(i) f (x) =
6 x x
x 2
; (ii) f (x) =
x
2
4x +4
x
6 x
.
(b) Use a CAS to nd each of the limits in part (a).
58. (a) Use a graphing utility to estimate lim
x2
f (x)
(i) f (x) =
2x
18 x
4 x
2
; (ii) f (x) =
2
2x
8x 4
.
(b) Use a CAS to nd each of the limits in part (a).
Exercises 5962. Use a graphing utility to nd at least one num-
ber c at which lim
xc
f (x) does not exist.
59. f (x) =
x +1
|x
3
+1|
.
60. f (x) =
|6x
2
x 35|
2x 5
.
61. f (x) =
|x|
x
5
+2x
4
+13x
3
+26x
2
+36x +72
.
62. f (x) =
5x
3
22x
2
+15x +18
x
3
9x
2
+27x 27
.
63. Use a graphing utility to draw the graphs of
f (x) =
1
x
sin x and g(x) = x sin
1
x
1
x