Calculus APSI

WORKSHEET ON CONTINUITY AND INTERMEDIATE VALUE THEOREM

Work the following on notebook paper. Use the definition of continuity to tell why each of the
following graphs of y  f ( x) is not continuous at x  a .

a a a

1. 2. 3.
Use the definition of continuity to justify. Sketch each problem.
3, x  1

4. h  x   2ax  b,  1  x  1 Is h continuous at x  1 if a  3 and b  3 ? Justify.
3, x  1


 x  3, x  2
5. f  x    Is f continuous at x  2 ? Justify your answer.
3, x  2

Find a and b so that the function is continuous for all real numbers.
 2sin x 4, x  1
 , x0 
6. f  x    x 8. h  x   ax  b,  1  x  2
 a  4 x, x  0 4, x  2


 x2  a2
 , xa
7. g  x    x  a
6, x  a


In the following problems, a function f and a closed interval  a, b  are given. Determine if the
Intermediate Value Theorem holds for the given value of k . If the theorem holds, find a number
c such that f  c   k . If the theorem does not hold, give the reason. Sketch the curve and the line
yk.
1
9. f  x   2  x  x 2 10. f  x   9  x 2 11. f  x  
x 1
 a, b  0, 3  a, b   2.5, 3  a, b   2, 5
5
k 1 k2 k
6

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Limits and Continuity Worksheet

2 x  1 1
1. lim  2. lim   
x4 x4 
x 0 sin x x

x csc x  2 tan x  2
3. lim  4. lim 
x 0 x csc x x
 tan 2 x
2

4 x 2 tan x  tan a
5. lim  6. lim 
x 0 x x a xa

1 x3  2 x 2  8 x
7. lim x sin  8. lim 
x x x 4 x2  4 x

ln  sin x  1  x  1
3

9. lim  10. lim 

 x 0 x
x
2 x
2

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 2 1
2 x , x  2 1
11. Find a value of k that makes f  x    continuous at x  .
sin  kx  , x  1 2
 2

12. If a function f is discontinuous at x  2 , which of the following must be true?

I. lim f  x  does not exist II. f  2  does not exist
x2

III. lim f  x   lim f  x  IV. lim f  x   f  2 

x 2 x2 x2

e x
13. Find all horizontal and vertical asymptotes for f  x   .
x

3cos x  3
14. lim is equal to the derivative of what function at x  0 ?
x 0 x

 x 2  3, x  1
15. If f  x    , then lim f  x  
5  x, x  1 x 1

2  g  x 
2

16. If lim f  x   11 and lim g  x   3 , then lim 

x 3 x 3 x 3 f  x  5

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