Ambo University

Department of Mathematics
Calculus I
Worksheet I
1. Evaluate the following limits
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x3 − 27 x4 − 1 x4 − 6x2 − 27 x −1
a) lim b) lim c) lim d) lim
x→3 x − x2 − 6x
3 x→1 x3 − 1 x→−3 x + 3x2 + x + 3
3 x→0 1 +1
x
√ √
x2 4 x x+1− 1−x sin t cos t
e) lim ( − ) f) lim √ √ g) lim h) lim
x→−2 x+2 x+2 x→0 x+2− 2 x→−3 x2 + x t→0 tan t
1 sin(x − 1) xex
i) lim x csc x j) lim x sin( ) k) lim l) lim
x→0 x→−∞ x x→3 x2 − 5x + 6 x→0 tan x

3x
6.2x − 3

2 sin x − sin 2x x sin x
m) lim ) n) lim 0) lim p) lim
x→0 3x2 x→∞ x−1 x→2 x2 − 4 x→0 3x2
sin x x sin x x2 x sin x
q) lim √ r) lim (Hint: 1 − ≤ ≤ 1)
x→0 + x x→0 2 − 2 cos x 6 2 − 2 cos x
2. Find the limits of the following at the indicated point.
1 − cos x ln(x + 1) 3x − 4|x| p
a) lim 2
b) lim c) lim d) lim x(x + a) − a
x→0 x x→0 x x→0 5x x→∞
√ √ √
3
x−1 3
x−23x+1 sin x − cos x tan x − sin x
e) lim √ f) lim 2
g) limπ h) lim
x→1 4
x−1 x→1 (x − 1) x→ 4 1 − tan x x→0 x3
 x+1 √ √ √3
√
x−1 1+x−1 x x+h− 3x
i) lim j) lim √ k) lim l) lim
x→1 x2 − 1 √
q
x→0 3 x + 1 − 1 x→∞ p h→0 h
x+ x+ x
√ x+5
sin(x − 1) + x2 − 1

1− cos x 1 3
m) lim ) n) lim x tan 0) lim p) lim 1+
x→0 x2 x→∞ x x→1 x−1 x→0 x + 11
(sin(5x))3
q) lim
x→0 sin(2x3 )

3. Evaluate the following

1 1
a) lim (1 + sin x) x b) lim (cos x) x
x→0 x→0

4. Find the limit, if it exists, of the following functions at the indicated point(s).
|x+1|
(a) f (x) =x+1 ; a = −1

 2, if x < −5;
(b) g(x) = x + 2, if − 5 ≤ x < 0; ; a = −6, −5, 1, 0
 sin 2x
x , if x > 0.
[x]
(c) h(x) = x ; a = 12 , − 12
f (x+h)−f (x)
5. Find lim h if
h→0
1
a) f (x) = sin 4x b) f (x) = c) f (x) = e2x
x+1
6. Use the formal definition of limits show that:

a) lim (2x + 3) = 5 b) lim (x2 − x) = 2 b) lim (x2 + 1) = 2

x→1 x→4 x→1

√
7. Show that the function f (x) = 9 − x2 is continuous on [−3, 3].
8. Determine the continuity of f at x = a from the right, left and both if
√
4−2x
(a) f (x) = 4+x ; x = 2, −4

 x + 2, if x > 3
(b) f (x) = 6, if x = 3 ; at a = 3
x − 3, if x < 3.


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 x2 −x−2

x−3 , if x ̸= 3
(c) f (x) = ; at a = 3
5, if x = 3

9. Find the value(s) of k for which the function f is continuous at x = a.

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x − kx − 1, if x ≤ 3
(a) f (x) = ;a=2
2 + kx − x2 , if x ≥ 3
(
sin(k2 −5k)x
(b) f (x) = 3x , if x ̸= 0 ; at a = 0
kx − 2, if x = 0

10. Find the values of α so that f is continuous at the given point.

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x − 2α + 1, if x ≥ 2
f (x) = ; at x = 2
kx − 2, if x < 2

11. Use the mean value theorem to show that the equations below have at least one solution in the given interval.
(a) x3 − 4x + 1 = 0; [1, 2]
(b) x3 − x2 − 2x = 1; [−1, 1]

12. Use the definition of derivatives to find the derivative of the following functions.

1 √ x2 − 3
a) f (x) = 1 + 4x − 5x2 b) f (x) = x3 c) f (x) = d) f (x) = 2x + 1 e) f (x) =
3 + 4x x2 + 3

13. Find the slope and the equation of their tangent line at the given points for the following functions
p 2 3 b
a) f (x) = 1 + 2x2 at x = 2 b) f (x) = (1 + x 3 ) 2 at x = −1 c) f (x) = (ax + b)8 at x =
a

14. Find the derivative of the following functions

sin x cos x
a) f (x) = xx b) f (x) = sin xcos x c) f (x) = d) f (x) =
1 + cos x 1 + sin x

dy
15. Use the implicit differentiation and find dx of the following

a) xy − x + 2y = 1 b) x3 + y 3 = 1 c) x2 + xy = y 3 d) x2 + 4(y − 1)2 = 4

16. Find the derivative of the following inverse functions at the indicated number
4x3
(a) If f (x) = x2 +1 , then find (f −1 )′ (2).
√
(b) If f (x) = x 3 + x2 , then find (f −1 )′ (−2).
(c) Let f (x) = 5x5 + 4x3 , then find (f −1 )′ (9).
(d) Suppose g is the inverse of a differentiable function f .
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Let G(x) = g(x) and f (3) = 2 , f ′ (3) = 91 . Then find G′ (2).

17. Find the derivative of the following functions

(a) f (x) = 4ex sin−1 x
(b) f (x) = cos−1 (x3 + x)
√
(c) f (x) = tan−1 ( x − 1)
√
(d) f (x) = (5 − 3x2 )7 6x2 + 8x − 12
18. Find the extreme values of the functions in the given interval.(use Extreme value Theorem)
3x
(a) f (x) = x2 +9 ; [−4, 0]
√
(b) f (x) = 25 − x2 ; [−2, 4].
(c) f (x) = 2x3 − 15x2 + 24x + 3 ; [0, 2]
(d) Find the number in the interval [ 13 , 2] such that the sum of the number and its reciprocal is maximum.
(e) Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a circle of radius r.
(f) Find the point on the graph of the line y = x + 1 which is nearest to the point (2, 1).

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19. For each of the following functions find the relative extrema values using the first derivative test. Determine the
values of x at which the extrema occure, sketch the graphs.
1 4
a) f (x) = x3 − 9x2 + 5x − 5 b) f (x) = x − x3 + x2 c) f (x) = x3 − 12x + 7
4

 3x + 5, if x < −1;
d) f (x) = x2 + |x|3 e) f (x) = x2 + 1, if − 1 ≤ x < 2;
7 − x, if 2 ≤ x.


20. a) Find values of a and b such that the function defined by f (x) = x3 + ax2 + b will have a relative extrema at
(2, 3).
b) Find values of a, b and c such that the function defined by f (x) = ax2 + bx + c will have a relative maximum
value of 7 at x = 1 and the graph of y = f (x) will pass through the point (2, –2).
c) Find values of a, b, c and d such that f (x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d will have a relative extrema value at (1, 2)
and (2, 3).

21. Find
a. the domain, the intercepts, asymptotes and crtical points if it exists
b. the interval on which f is increasing and decreasing
c. the interval on which f is concave up and concave down.
d. the relative extreme value(s) if exist(s)
e. the inflection point(s)
f. sketch the graph of the following functions
x2 − 2 2x 1
a) f (x) = x4 − 4x2 b) f (x) = c) f (x) = x3 − 3x + 1 d) f (x) = e) f (x) = x2 +
x x−3 x
22. Use L’Hopital’s rule to evaluate the following limits.

x16 − a16 1 1 x2 − x
a) lim b) lim+ (cos x) x c) lim x sin( ) d) lim
x→a x−a x→0 x→∞ x x→0 tan x

sin x − cos x sec x

e) lim f) lim x ln x g) lim
x→ π
4 x − π/4 x→0+ x→ π
2
+ 1 + tan x