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Limits. Piece-wise defined functions



1. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

1 3x + 2x2
25 + 3x x2

if x < 2
if x > 2

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)

d) lim f (x)
e) lim f (x)
x3
x1

3 + 2x + x2 if x < 2
2. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =
6 + 2x + x2 if x > 2
x2

b) lim + f (x)
x2

c) lim f (x)
x2

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)

e) lim f (x)
x3

1
+ 2x + 2x2

2
3. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

6
x2

b) lim+ f (x)
x2

c) lim f (x)
x2

d) lim f (x)
x1

if x < 1
if x = 1
if x > 1

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)
x1

b) lim+ f (x)
x1

c) lim f (x)
x1

d) lim f (x)

e) lim f (x)

x0

x2


4. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

3 + 2x x2
3 + 2x x2

if x < 1
if x > 1

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)

d) lim f (x)
e) lim f (x)
x2
x0

3 if x < 1

2 if x = 1
5. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

8 x x2 if x > 1
x1

b) lim + f (x)
x1

c) lim f (x)
x1

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)
x1

b) lim f (x)
x1+

c) lim f (x)
x1

d) lim f (x)

e) lim f (x)

x0

x2


6. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

4 + 2x + x2
15 3x + 2x2

if x < 2
if x > 2

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)

d) lim f (x)
e) lim f (x)
x3
x1

2 x 2x2 if x < 3

10 if x = 3
7. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

37 + x + 2x2 if x > 3
x2

b) lim + f (x)
x2

c) lim f (x)
x2

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)
x3

b) lim+ f (x)
x3

c) lim f (x)
x3

d) lim f (x)

e) lim f (x)

x2

x4


8. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

1 + 2x + 2x2
9 + x 2x2

if x 6 1
if x > 1

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)
x1

b) lim+ f (x)
x1

c) lim f (x)
x1

d) lim f (x)

e) lim f (x)

x0

x2


9. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

2 + 3x if x < 2
19 2x 2x2 if x > 2

Find the following limits:

a) lim f (x)
x2

b) lim+ f (x)
x2

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x2

d) lim f (x)
x1

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2 + x + 2x2 if x < 0
1 if x = 0
10. Consider the following piece-wise defined function:f (x) =

2 + x + 2x2 if x > 0
Find the following limits:
a) lim f (x)
x0

b) lim+ f (x)
x0

c) lim f (x)
x0

d) lim f (x)
x1

e) lim f (x)
x1

Answers:
1. a) 15
b) 15
c) 15
d) 28
e) 21
2. a) 11
b) 14
c) DN E
d) 6
e) 21
3. a) 3
b) 6
c) DN E
d) 1
e) 6
4. a) 6
b) 6
c) 6
d) 11
e) 3
5. a) 3
b) 6
c) DN E
d) 3
e) 2
6. a) 4
b) 1
c) DN E
d) 1
e) 10
7. a) 19
b) 16
c) DN E
d) 8
e) 1
8. a) 5
b) 8
c) DN E
d) 1
e) 3
9. a) 4
b) 7
c) DN E
d) 1
e) 5
10. a) 2
b) 2
c) 2
d) 3
e) 5
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Solutions:
1.
a)
b)
c)

lim f (x) =

x2

lim f (x) =

x2+

lim f (x) =

x2

lim (1 3x + 2x2 ) = 1 3(2) + 2(2)2 = 15

x2

lim (25 + 3x x2 ) = 25 + 3(2) (2)2 = 15

x2+

lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = 15

x2

x2+

d) lim f (x) = lim (1 3x + 2x2 ) = 1 3(3) + 2(3)2 = 28

x3

x3

e) lim f (x) = lim (25 + 3x x2 ) = 25 + 3(1) (1)2 = 21

x1

x1

2.
a) lim f (x) = lim (3 + 2x + x2 ) = 3 + 2(2) + (2)2 = 11
x2

x2

b) lim+ f (x) = lim+ (6 + 2x + x2 ) = 6 + 2(2) + (2)2 = 14

x2

x2

c) lim f (x) 6= lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = DNE

x2

x2

x2+

d) lim f (x) = lim (3 + 2x + x2 ) = 3 + 2(1) + (1)2 = 6

x1

x1

e) lim f (x) = lim (6 + 2x + x2 ) = 6 + 2(3) + (3)2 = 21

x3

x3

3.
a) lim f (x) = lim (1 + 2x + 2x2 ) = 1 + 2(1) + 2(1)2 = 3
x1

x1

b) lim f (x) = lim (6) = 6 = 6

x1+

x1+

c) lim f (x) 6= lim+ f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = DNE

x1

x1

x1

d) lim f (x) = lim (1 + 2x + 2x2 ) = 1 + 2(0) + 2(0)2 = 1

x0

x0

e) lim f (x) = lim (6) = 6 = 6

x2

4.
a)
b)
c)

x2

lim f (x) =

x1

lim f (x) =

x1+

lim f (x) =

x1

lim (3 + 2x x2 ) = 3 + 2(1) (1)2 = 6

x1

lim (3 + 2x x2 ) = 3 + 2(1) (1)2 = 6

x1+

lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = 6

x1

x1+

d) lim f (x) = lim (3 + 2x x2 ) = 3 + 2(2) (2)2 = 11

x2

x2

e) lim f (x) = lim (3 + 2x x2 ) = 3 + 2(0) (0)2 = 3

x0

x0

5.
a) lim f (x) = lim (3) = 3 = 3
x1

x1

b) lim+ f (x) = lim+ (8 x x2 ) = 8 (1) (1)2 = 6

x1

x1

c) lim f (x) 6= lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = DNE

x1

x1

x1+

d) lim f (x) = lim (3) = 3 = 3

x0

x0

e) lim f (x) = lim (8 x x2 ) = 8 (2) (2)2 = 2

x2

6.
a)
b)
c)

x2

lim f (x) =

x2

lim f (x) =

x2+

lim f (x) 6=

x2

lim (4 + 2x + x2 ) = 4 + 2(2) + (2)2 = 4

x2

lim (15 3x + 2x2 ) = 15 3(2) + 2(2)2 = 1

x2+

lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = DNE

x2

x2+

d) lim f (x) = lim (4 + 2x + x ) = 4 + 2(3) + (3)2 = 1

x3

x3

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e) lim f (x) = lim (15 3x + 2x2 ) = 15 3(1) + 2(1)2 = 10

x1

x1

7.
a) lim f (x) = lim (2 x 2x2 ) = 2 (3) 2(3)2 = 19
x3

x3

b) lim+ f (x) = lim+ (37 + x + 2x2 ) = 37 + (3) + 2(3)2 = 16

x3

x3

c) lim f (x) 6= lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = DNE

x3

x3+

x3

d) lim f (x) = lim (2 x 2x2 ) = 2 (2) 2(2)2 = 8

x2

x2

e) lim f (x) = lim (37 + x + 2x2 ) = 37 + (4) + 2(4)2 = 1

x4

x4

8.
a) lim f (x) = lim (1 + 2x + 2x2 ) = 1 + 2(1) + 2(1)2 = 5
x1

x1

b) lim+ f (x) = lim+ (9 + x 2x2 ) = 9 + (1) 2(1)2 = 8

x1

x1

c) lim f (x) 6= lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = DNE

x1

x1+

x1

d) lim f (x) = lim (1 + 2x + 2x2 ) = 1 + 2(0) + 2(0)2 = 1

x0

x0

e) lim f (x) = lim (9 + x 2x2 ) = 9 + (2) 2(2)2 = 3

x2

x2

9.
a) lim f (x) = lim (2 + 3x) = 2 + 3(2) = 4
x2

x2

b) lim+ f (x) = lim+ (19 2x 2x2 ) = 19 2(2) 2(2)2 = 7

x2

x2

c) lim f (x) 6= lim f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = DNE

x2

x2+

x2

d) lim f (x) = lim (2 + 3x) = 2 + 3(1) = 1

x1

x1

e) lim f (x) = lim (19 2x 2x2 ) = 19 2(3) 2(3)2 = 5

x3

x3

10.
a) lim f (x) = lim (2 + x + 2x2 ) = 2 + (0) + 2(0)2 = 2
x0

x0

b) lim f (x) = lim (2 + x + 2x2 ) = 2 + (0) + 2(0)2 = 2

x0+

x0+

c) lim f (x) = lim+ f (x) . Therefore lim f (x) = 2

x0

x0

x0

d) lim f (x) = lim (2 + x + 2x2 ) = 2 + (1) + 2(1)2 = 3

x1

x1

e) lim f (x) = lim (2 + x + 2x2 ) = 2 + (1) + 2(1)2 = 5

x1

x1

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