009A Sample Midterm 3, Problem 1

Find the following limits:

a) If $\lim _{x\rightarrow 3}{\bigg (}{\frac {f(x)}{2x}}+1{\bigg )}=2,$ find $\lim _{x\rightarrow 3}f(x).$

b) Find $\lim _{x\rightarrow 0}{\frac {\tan(4x)}{\sin(6x)}}.$

c) Evaluate $\lim _{x\rightarrow \infty }{\frac {-2x^{3}-2x+3}{3x^{3}+3x^{2}-3}}.$

Foundations:
1. Linearity rules of limits
2. lim sin(x)/x

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
First, we have
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{2} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 3} \bigg(\frac{f(x)}{2x}+1\bigg)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 3} \frac{f(x)}{2x}+\lim_{x\rightarrow 3} 1}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 3} \frac{f(x)}{2x}+1.} \end{array}}
Therefore,
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 3} \frac{f(x)}{2x}=1.}

Step 2:
Since Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 3} 2x=6\ne 0,} we have
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{1} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 3} \frac{f(x)}{2x}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{\lim_{x\rightarrow 3} f(x)}{\lim_{x\rightarrow} 2x}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{\lim_{x\rightarrow 3} f(x)}{6}.} \end{array}}
Multiplying both sides by Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 6,} we get
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 3} f(x)=6.}

(b)

Step 1:
First, we write
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\tan(4x)}{\sin(6x)}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(4x)}{\cos(4x)} \frac{1}{\sin(6x)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{4}{6} \frac{\sin(4x)}{4x}\frac{6x}{\sin(6x)}\frac{1}{\cos(4x)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{6}\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(4x)}{4x}\frac{6x}{\sin(6x)}\frac{1}{\cos(4x)}.} \end{array}}

Step 2:
Now, we have
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\tan(4x)}{\sin(6x)}} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{6}\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(4x)}{4x}\frac{6x}{\sin(6x)}\frac{1}{\cos(4x)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{6}\bigg(\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(4x)}{4x}\bigg)\bigg(\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{6x}{\sin(6x)}\bigg)\bigg(\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{1}{\cos(4x)}\bigg)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{6} (1)(1)(1)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{2}{3}.} \end{array}}

(c)

Step 1:

Step 2:

Final Answer:
(a)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 3} f(x)=6}
(b)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}}
(c)

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