Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 13 - Section 13.2 - Finding Limits Algebraically - 13.2 Exercises - Page 913: 4

Answer

(a) $5$ (b) $9$ (c) $2$ (d) $-\frac{1}{3}$ (e) $-\frac{3}{8}$ (f) $0$ (g) Does not exist. (h) $-\frac{6}{11}$

Work Step by Step

(a) Use the basic Limit Laws, we have: $$\lim_{x\to a}[f(x)+h(x)]=\lim_{x\to a}f(x)+\lim_{x\to a}h(x)=-3+8=5$$ (b) $$\lim_{x\to a}[f(x)]^2=[\lim_{x\to a}f(x)]^2=(-3)^2=9$$ (c) $$\lim_{x\to a}\sqrt[3] {h(x)}=\sqrt[3] {\lim_{x\to a}h(x)}=\sqrt[3] 8=2$$ (d) $$\lim_{x\to a}\frac{1}{f(x)}=\frac{1}{\lim_{x\to a}f(x)}=\frac{1}{-3}=-\frac{1}{3}$$ (e) $$\lim_{x\to a}\frac{f(x)}{h(x)}=\frac{\lim_{x\to a}f(x)}{\lim_{x\to a}h(x)}=\frac{-3}{8}=-\frac{3}{8}$$ (f) $$\lim_{x\to a}\frac{g(x)}{f(x)}=\frac{\lim_{x\to a}g(x)}{\lim_{x\to a}f(x)}=\frac{0}{-3}=0$$ (g) $$\lim_{x\to a}\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}=\frac{\lim_{x\to a}f(x)}{\lim_{x\to a}g(x)}=\frac{-3}{0}$$ Does not exist. (h) $$\lim_{x\to a}\frac{2f(x)}{h(x)-f(x)}=\frac{2\lim_{x\to a}f(x)}{\lim_{x\to a}h(x)-\lim_{x\to a}f(x)}=\frac{2(-3)}{8+3}=-\frac{6}{11}$$
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