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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 />

Section 1.5 • Infinite Limits; Limits at Infinity; Asymptotes<br />

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