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<strong>Sullivan</strong> AP˙<strong>Sullivan</strong>˙Chapter01 October 8, 2016 17:4<br />
Section 1.5 • Infinite Limits; Limits at Infinity; Asymptotes 127<br />
AP® Practice Problems<br />
⎧<br />
⎨ sin(2x)<br />
if x = 0<br />
PAGE<br />
121 1. The function g(x) = 2x<br />
⎩<br />
k if x = 0<br />
is continuous at x = 0. What is the value of k?<br />
1<br />
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) 2<br />
2<br />
PAGE<br />
sin(4x)<br />
121 2. lim x→0 2x<br />
(A) 0<br />
=<br />
(B)<br />
1<br />
2<br />
PAGE<br />
125 3. The function f (x) =<br />
(C) 1 (D) 2<br />
x 3 + 2x 2 if x ≤−2<br />
e 2x+4 if x > −2 .<br />
Find lim f (x) if it exists.<br />
x→−2<br />
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 16 (D) The limit does not exist.<br />
PAGE<br />
1 − cos 2 (3x)<br />
121 4. lim x→0 x 2 =<br />
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 9<br />
PAGE<br />
125 5. Which of the following functions are continuous for all real<br />
numbers x?<br />
I. f (x) = x 1/3<br />
II. g(x) = sec x<br />
III. h(x) = e −x<br />
(A) I only<br />
(B) I and II only<br />
(C) I and III only (D) I, II, and III<br />
RECALL The symbols ∞ (infinity)<br />
and −∞ (negative infinity) are not<br />
numbers. The symbol ∞ expresses<br />
unboundedness in the positive direction,<br />
and −∞ expresses unboundedness in<br />
the negative direction.<br />
PAGE<br />
1<br />
121 6. Find lim if it exists.<br />
x→0 x csc x<br />
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) The limit does not exist.<br />
<br />
sin x − π <br />
PAGE<br />
121 7. lim<br />
3<br />
x→π/3 x − π =<br />
3<br />
(A) − π π<br />
(B) 0 (C) 1 (D)<br />
3<br />
3<br />
PAGE<br />
1 − cos x<br />
122 8. lim x→0 3 sin 2 =<br />
x<br />
(A)<br />
1<br />
6<br />
PAGE<br />
125 9. If f (x) =<br />
(B)<br />
<br />
1<br />
3<br />
(C)<br />
1<br />
2<br />
(D) 1<br />
ln x if 0 < x < 3<br />
,<br />
(2x − 3) ln 3 if x ≥ 3<br />
then lim f (x) =<br />
x→3<br />
(A) ln 3 (B) 3 (C) ln 9 (D) The limit does not exist.<br />
PAGE<br />
tan(2x)<br />
121 10. lim =<br />
x→0 3x<br />
(A)<br />
1<br />
3<br />
PAGE<br />
118 11. lim<br />
x 3 sin 1 x→0 x<br />
1<br />
(B)<br />
2<br />
<br />
=<br />
(C)<br />
2<br />
3<br />
(D) 2<br />
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) The limit does not exist.<br />
1.5 Infinite Limits; Limits at Infinity; Asymptotes<br />
OBJECTIVES When you finish this section, you should be able to:<br />
1 Investigate infinite limits (p. 128)<br />
2 Find the vertical asymptotes of a graph (p. 131)<br />
3 Investigate limits at infinity (p. 131)<br />
4 Find the horizontal asymptotes of a graph (p. 137)<br />
5 Find the asymptotes of the graph of a rational function (p. 138)<br />
We have described lim f (x) = L by saying if a function f is defined everywhere in<br />
x→c<br />
an open interval containing c, except possibly at c, then the value f (x) can be made as<br />
close as we please to L by choosing numbers x sufficiently close to c. Here c and L are<br />
real numbers. In this section, we extend the language of limits to allow c to be ∞ or<br />
−∞ (limits at infinity) and to allow L to be ∞ or −∞ (infinite limits). These limits are<br />
useful for locating asymptotes that aid in graphing some functions.<br />
We begin with infinite limits.<br />
Answers to AP® Practice<br />
Problems<br />
1. C<br />
2. D<br />
3. D<br />
4. D<br />
5. C<br />
6. C<br />
7. C<br />
8. A<br />
9. D<br />
10. C<br />
11. B<br />
AP® Exam Tip<br />
Limits at infinity, as well as vertical and<br />
horizontal asymptotes, are concepts<br />
that commonly appear on the multiplechoice<br />
portion of the exam.<br />
Teaching Tip<br />
Students may be familiar with finding<br />
horizontal and vertical asymptotes from<br />
prior math classes. In this section, they will<br />
learn the formal definition of a horizontal<br />
and vertical asymptote and how to use<br />
limits to find all horizontal and vertical<br />
asymptotes of a function.<br />
TRM Alternate Examples Section 1.5<br />
You can find the Alternate Examples for<br />
this section in PDF format in the Teacher’s<br />
Resource Materials.<br />
TRM AP® Calc Skill Builders<br />
Section 1.5<br />
You can find the AP ® Calc Skill Builders for<br />
this section in PDF format in the Teacher’s<br />
Resource Materials.<br />
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