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100

lim x->1 (x²-1)/(x-1)

What is 2

100

lim_(x->0)[(3+x)²-9]/x

What is 6

100

Given the function  f(x)= (2x² + 9x - 5) / [(x +5) (x - 1)]  find the discontinuity and label as a removable, jump, or infintie discontinuity.

What is removable at x= -5, and infinite at x= 1

100

lim_(x->-3^+)(x+2)/(x+3)

Describe the end-behavior and the limit


What is -∞ and DNE

100

Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that 

 f(x)=x^3+2x-1 

has a zero on the interval  [-1,1] 

 a) f(x) is continuous on the interval  [-1,1] 

 b) f(-1)=-4  f(1)=2 

c) By IVT, there exists an  x value, c on the interval  [-1,1]  where  f(c)=0 

200

lim_(x->9)f(x)=7 and lim_(x->9)g(x)=2  Solve lim_(x->9){f(x)+g(x)}

What 9

200

lim_(x->2)(x² + x - 6) / (x-2)

What is 5

200

Given the function,  f(x)=(-5x-15)/(2x^2-18 , find all holes and vertical asymptotes. What kind of discontinuities would these be?

What is a hole at x=-3 (removable), and a vertical asymptote at x=3 (infinite)

200

lim_(x-> 3) (x^2-3x+2) / (x^2-5x+6)

What is -∞ and DNE?

200

lim_(x->1^-)|x-1|/(x-1)

What is -1

300

lim_(t -> -3) (t² - 9) / (2t² + 7t +3)

What is 

6/5

300

lim_(h-> 0)[(4+h)² - 16] / h

What is 8

300

Given the function,  f(x) = {(x²-9, x≠3), (7, x=3) :}  find any points of discontinuity and label as a removable, jump, infinite, or oscillating discontinuity.

What is removable at x=3

300

lim_(x->oo)(3x-1)/(4x^2+x)

What is 0

300

At what values of x is f continuous?

(-oo,1)uu(1,2)uu(2,oo)

400

lim_(x->0)sin(5x)/(8x)

What is 

5/8

400

lim_(x->7) (sqrt(x + 2) -3) / (x-7)

What is 1/6

400

Using limits, define k so that f(x) = {(x²-16, x≠3), (k, x=3) :}  is continuous at x=3

f(3)=-7

lim_(x->3)f(x)=lim_(x->3)(x^2-16)=3^2-16=-7

400

lim_ (x->∞) (x³ + 5x) / (2x³ - x² + 4)

What is 1/2

400

Find all horizontal asymptotes for the function h(x) that is written on the white board. 

What is y = 2 and y = -2

500

What is 

8

500

lim_(x-> -4) [1/4 + 1/x] / (4 + x)

What is -1/16

500

This value assigned to b will make the function  g(x)={(x^3, x<1/2),(bx^2, x>=1/2):} continuous as  x=1/2 

What is 

b=1/2

500

lim_(x->∞) (4u⁴ + 5) / [(u² - 2) (2u² - 1)]

What is 2

500

Use the IVT to find the value of  c  for  f(x)=3x^2+x+4 on the interval  [-2,0]  where f(c)=6 . Find c

c=-1