For the following exercises, (a) determine the domain and the range of each relation, and (b) state whether the relation is a function.
| x | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| y | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.4, Problem 5
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PROBLEM:
Evaluate \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{8x-5}{\sqrt{4x^2+3}}\right)
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SOLUTION:
Divide by the highest denominator power
\begin{align*}
\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{8x-5}{\sqrt{4x^2+3}}\right) & =\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{8x-5}{\sqrt{4x^2+3}}\cdot \displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}}{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}}\right) \\
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& =\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{8x}{x}-\displaystyle \frac{5}{x}}{\sqrt{\displaystyle \frac{4x^2}{x^2}+\displaystyle \frac{3}{x^2}}}\right)\\
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& =\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{8-\displaystyle \frac{5}{x}}{\displaystyle \sqrt{4+\displaystyle \frac{3}{x^2}}}\right) \\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{8-0}{\sqrt{4+0}} \\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{8}{2} \\
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& =\displaystyle 4 \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.4, Problem 4
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PROBLEM:
Evaluate \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{x^3+x+2}{x^2-1}\right)
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Solution:
Divide by the highest denominator power
\begin{align*}
\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{x^3+x+2}{x^2-1}\right) & =\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{x^3+x+2}{x^2-1}\cdot \displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}\right) \\
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&=\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{x^3}{x^3}+\displaystyle \frac{x}{x^3}+\displaystyle \frac{2}{x^3}}{\displaystyle \frac{x^2}{x^3}-\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}\right)\\
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&=\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{1+\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^2}+\displaystyle \frac{2}{x^3}}{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}-\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}\right)\\
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&=\displaystyle \frac{1+0+0}{0-0}\\
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&=\infty \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.4, Problem 3
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PROBLEM:
Evaluate \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{4x+5}{x^2+1}\right)
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Solution:
Divide by the highest denominator power
\begin{align*}
\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{4x+5}{x^2+1}\right) & =\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{4x+5}{x^2+1}\cdot \frac{\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2}}{\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2}}\right) \\
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&=\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{\displaystyle\frac{4x}{x^2}+\displaystyle\frac{5}{x^2}}{\displaystyle\frac{x^2}{x^2}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2}}\right)\\
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&=\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{\displaystyle\frac{4}{x}+\displaystyle\frac{5}{x^2}}{1+\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2}}\right) \\
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&=\displaystyle\frac{0+0}{1+0} \\
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&=0 \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.4, Problem 2
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PROBLEM:
Evaluate \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{3x^2+x+2}{x^3+8x+1}\right)
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Divide by the highest denominator power.
\begin{align*}
\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{3x^2+x+2}{x^3+8x+1}\right) & =\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{3x^2+x+2}{x^3+8x+1}\cdot \frac{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}\right)\\
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&=\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{3x^2}{x^3}+\displaystyle \frac{x}{x^3}+\displaystyle \frac{2}{x^3}}{\displaystyle \frac{x^3}{x^3}+\frac{8x}{x^3}+\frac{1}{x^3}}\right)\\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{3}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2}+\displaystyle \frac{2}{x^3}}{1+\displaystyle \frac{8}{x^2}+\frac{1}{x^3}}\right)\\
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&=\frac{0+0+0}{1+0+0} \\
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&=0\ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.4, Problem 1
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PROBLEM:
Evaluate \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left( \frac{6x^3+4x^2+5}{8x^3+7x-3}\right)
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Divide by the highest denominator power.
\begin{align*}
\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{6x^3+4x^2+5}{8x^3+7x-3}\right)&=\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty }\left(\frac{6x^3+4x^2+5}{8x^3+7x-3}\cdot \displaystyle \frac{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}{\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^3}}\right) \\
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& =\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to \infty \:}\left(\displaystyle \frac{6+\displaystyle \frac{4}{x}+\displaystyle \frac{5}{x^3}}{8+\displaystyle \frac{7}{x^2}-\frac{3}{x^3}}\right)\\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{\lim\limits_{x\to \infty \:}\left(6+\displaystyle \frac{4}{x}+\frac{5}{x^3}\right)}{\lim\limits_{x\to \infty \:}\left(8+\displaystyle\frac{7}{x^2}-\displaystyle \frac{3}{x^3}\right)}\\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{6+0+0}{8+0-0}\\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{6}{8}\\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{3}{4} \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.3, Problem 22
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PROBLEM:
If \displaystyle f\left(x\right)=x^2-2x+3, find \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{f\left(x+2\right)-f\left(2\right)}{x}\right).
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\begin{align*}
\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{f\left(x+2\right)-f\left(2\right)}{x}\right)&=\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\left(\left(x+2\right)^2-2\left(x+2\right)+3\right)-\left(2^2-2\cdot 2+3\right)}{x}\right)\\
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& =\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\left(\left(x+2\right)^2-2\left(x+2\right)+3\right)-\left(3\right)}{x}\right)\\
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&=\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\left(\left(x+2\right)^2-2\left(x+2\right)\right)}{x}\right)\\
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\end{align*}Direct substitution of x=0 gives the indeterminate form \frac{0}{0}. Therefore, we proceed by factoring the numerator.
\begin{align*}
& =\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\displaystyle \frac{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+2-2\right)}{x}\\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\frac{\left(x+2\right)\left(x\right)}{x} \\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(x+2\right) \\
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& =0+2 \\
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& =2 \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.3, Problem 21
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PROBLEM:
If \displaystyle f\left(x\right)=x^2-2x+3, find \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 2}\left(\frac{f\left(x\right)-f\left(2\right)}{x-2}\right).
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\begin{align*}
\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 2}\left(\displaystyle \frac{f\left(x\right)-f\left(2\right)}{x-2}\right) & =\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\left(x^2-2x+3\right)-\left(2^2-2\cdot 2+3\right)}{x-2}\right) \\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\left(x^2-2x+3\right)-3}{x-2}\right)\\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\left(\displaystyle \frac{x^2-2x}{x-2}\right)\\
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\end{align*}Direct substitution of x=2 gives the indeterminate form \frac{0}{0}. Therefore, we proceed by factoring the numerator.
\begin{align*}
& =\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\left(\displaystyle \frac{x\left(x-2\right)}{x-2}\right) \\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\left(x\right) \\
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& =2 \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.3, Problem 20
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PROBLEM:
If \displaystyle f\left(x\right)=\sqrt{x}, find \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\frac{f\left(9+x\right)-f\left(9\right)}{x}\right).
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\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{f\left(9+x\right)-f\left(9\right)}{x}\right)=\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{9+x}-\sqrt{9}}{x}\right)Direct substitution of x=0 gives the indeterminate form \frac{0}{0}. Therefore, we proceed by rationalizing the numerator.
\begin{align*}
& =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{9+x}-3}{x}\cdot \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{9+x}+3}{\sqrt{9+x}+3}\right)\\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{9+x-9}{x\left(\sqrt{9+x}+3\right)}\right)\\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{x}{x\left(\sqrt{9+x}+3\right)}\right)\\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\left(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\left(\sqrt{9+x}+3\right)}\right)\\
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& =\left(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\left(\sqrt{9+0}+3\right)}\right)\\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{1}{6} \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.3, Problem 19
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PROBLEM:
If f\left(x\right)=\sqrt{x}, find \displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 4}\left(\frac{f\left(x\right)-f\left(4\right)}{x-4}\right)
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\displaystyle \lim\limits_{x\to 4}\left(\displaystyle \frac{f\left(x\right)-f\left(4\right)}{x-4}\right)=\lim\limits_{x\to 4}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{4}}{x-4}\right)Direct substitution of x=4 gives the indeterminate form \frac{0}{0}. Therefore, we proceed by rationalizing the numerator.
\begin{align*}
& =\lim\limits_{x\to 4}\left(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{x}-2}{x-4}\right)\cdot \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{x}+2}{\sqrt{x}+2} \\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 4}\left(\displaystyle \frac{x-4}{\left(x-4\right)\left(\sqrt{x}+2\right)}\right) \\
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& =\lim\limits_{x\to 4}\left(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}+2}\right) \\
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& =\left(\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{4}+2}\right) \\
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& =\displaystyle \frac{1}{4} \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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