009A Sample Midterm 1, Problem 1

Find the following limits:

(a) Find  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 2} g(x),}   provided that  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 2} \bigg[\frac{4-g(x)}{x}\bigg]=5.}

(b) Find  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 0} \frac{\sin(4x)}{5x} }

(c) Evaluate  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{x}{x^2-9} }

Foundations:
1. If  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 a} g(x)\neq 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 \lim_{x\rightarrow a} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)}=\frac{\displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow a} f(x)}}{\displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow a} g(x)}}.}
2. Recall
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 0} \frac{\sin x}{x}=1}

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
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 2} x =2\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{5} & = & \displaystyle{\lim _{x\rightarrow 2} \bigg[\frac{4-g(x)}{x}\bigg]}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} (4-g(x))}{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} x}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} (4-g(x))}{2}.} \end{array}}

Step 2:
If we multiply both sides of the last equation 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 2,}   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 10=\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} (4-g(x)).}
Now, using linearity properties of limits, 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{10} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} 4 -\lim_{x\rightarrow 2}g(x)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{4-\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} g(x).}\\ \end{array}}

Step 3:
Solving for  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 2} g(x)}   in the last equation,
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 2} g(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 \lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(4x)}{5x}=\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{4}{5} \bigg(\frac{\sin(4x)}{4x}\bigg).}

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{\sin(4x)}{5x}} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{5}\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(4x)}{4x}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{5}(1)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{5}.} \end{array}}

(c)

Step 1:
When we plug in  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 -3}   into   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{x}{x^2-9},}
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 \frac{-3}{0}.}
Thus,
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{x}{x^2-9}}
is either equal to  $\infty$  or  $-\infty .$

Step 2:
To figure out which one, we factor the denominator to get
$\lim _{x\rightarrow -3^{+}}{\frac {x}{x^{2}-9}}=\lim _{x\rightarrow -3^{+}}{\frac {x}{(x-3)(x+3)}}.$
We are taking a right hand limit. So, we are looking at values of  $x$
a little bigger than  $-3.$  (You can imagine values like  $x=-2.9.$ )
For these values, the numerator will be negative.
Also, for these values,  $x-3$  will be negative and  $x+3$  will be positive.
Therefore, the denominator will be negative.
Since both the numerator and denominator will be negative (have the same sign),
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{x}{x^2-9}=\infty.}

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 -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{4}{5}}
(c)     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 \infty}

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